Structural+Elements+of+Comics

1. Speech balloon - Words spoken by a character are shown in a speech balloon. The tail of the balloon points to the character who is speaking.

2. Thought Balloon - A character's thoughts are shown in a thought balloon. A trail of little bubbles connects the balloon to the character who is thinking. 3. Caption - A caption tells the reader what is happening in the story.

4. Sound Effect - A sound for an action appears inside of the panel.



5. Emanata - This is the name for symbols that tell the reader something about a character at that moment. For example, zzzzzz shows that the character is sleeping; a question mark shows that a character has a question or is wondering what is going on.

6. Panel - A panel is the square or space where the scene takes place. Panels help show sequence of action.