Parts of A Graphic Novel
Graphic novels are read left to right and _______ to _________
Top To Bottom
This is what it's called when an author or poet compares two different things using the words "like" or "as"
ex: "She is like a summer's day"
Simile
The city where Bishop O'Dowd is located
Oakland, CA
The flash-forwards in March are set during this man's inauguration--the 44th president of the USA
Barack Obama
This part of a graphic novel is used to show a character's emotions and thoughts
A Thought Balloon/Bubble
This is what it's called when authors or poets compare two different things without using the words "like" or "as"
ex: "She is a summer's day"
Metaphor
This is the amount of times the Bishop O'Dowd boys basketball team has won the state championship at the beginning of the novel
Zero
As a child, John Lewis preaches sermons to this animal.
Chicks/Chickens
"Boom", "Pow", and "Whack" are all examples of this
Sound Effects
Types of this literary term include:
Man vs Man, Man vs Self, and Man vs Nature
Conflict
He is the man who created basketball
James Naismith
This was the "incident that no one could ignore" on August 28th, 1955
The murder of Emmett Till
This part of a graphic novel can convey the setting, narration, and date/time
Caption
This lit term is defined as "an idea that recurs in or pervades a work of art or literature."
Theme
Arinze's sister's name
Oderah
This is why John was invited to meet Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
John wanted to desegregate Troy College
This is what panels are separated by
Gutters
This lit term is defined as a "casual reference to a famous biblical, historical, or literary figure or event."
Allusion
Goaltending (blocking a basketball during it's downward arc into the basket) was considered physically impossible before this man did it.
George Mikan
This was Bull Connor's excuse for there being no police officers present during the riot at the Birmingham bus station
It was mother's day