Persepolis Flashcards
(26 cards)
Authors perspective
The authors view of a topic or idea or event or general world
Authors purpose
Authors motivation for writing a text specifically as it relates to impact on the reader
Belligerent
Aggressive or eager to fight
Bleak
Not hopeful or encouraging
Central idea
The most important idea the author is communicating to the reader in a nonfiction text
Circ
Ring
Circum
Around
Circumspect
Careful to consider all possible consequences
Compulsory
Require by law
Defeatist
Someone who expected or accepts defeat easily
Frame
The border of a comic
Gutter
Space in between pannels
Mood
Emotional atmosphere of a scene in the text
Narrative box
A box of a comic where information is shared
Overt
Done openly
Panel
A single drawing inside a frame
Perpetrate
To commit a crime
Repressive
Oppressive limiting freedom
Secular
Not religious
Solidarity
Unity or agreement amount individuals with common interests
Speech bubble
A circular outline with a characters dialogue
Splash page
A page taken up by one huge panel
Thematic topic
A one word phase that the describes the topic of a section of text
Theme
The authors message about how the world works