Graphic Elements

Which of the following is true about graphic novels?

• The pictures should tell the story, and there should be very few words to read.

• The words should tell the story, and there should be very few pictures to look at.

• The pictures and words should be balanced, and tell the story together.

• It does not matter. The author of the graphic novel can decide.

Graphic novels tell a story using _________ and __________.

• words and pictures

• chapters and scenes

• stanzas and lines

What is the blank space between panels in a graphic novel called?

• Panel

• Gutter

• Spread

• Splash

What is a single frame that covers an entire page in a graphic novel called?

• Panel

• Splash

• Spread

• Bleed

What is an image that spans two or more pages in a graphic novel called?

• Spread

• Splash

• Panel

• Gutter

Which bubble shows what a character is saying?

• Thought Bubble

• Speech Bubble

• Narrator Box

• Caption

What shows what a character is thinking, usually in a cloud-like shape?

• Speech Bubble

• Thought Bubble

• Narrator Box

• Caption

Which term describes a single frame or box that usually contains a single scene or image?

• Panel

• Splash

• Spread

• Bleed

What are symbols like tear drops, sweat drops, question marks, and motion lines that help show character emotion called?

• Onomatopoeia

• Emanata

• Bleed

• Spread

What are sound words in a graphic novel called?

• Emanata

• Onomatopoeia

• Bleed

• Spread