Analysing Cartoons/Comics Flashcards
How many things do you have to look at when analyzing a cartoon or comic strip ?
11 things
What is the rhyme ?
Betty Goes Fishing For Very Tasty Tuna So She Said on Saturday
What does Betty stand for ?
Body Language of Characters
how do they use their bodies to convey a certain message : non-verbal communication
What does Goes stand for !
Gestures (movement of hands)
What does Fishing stand for ?
Facial expression
what emotion are they displaying
What does For stand for ?
FONT size
size of letters in text
What does Tasty stand for ?
Tone (of voice)
What does Tuna stand for ?
Thought bubbles (thoughts of characters)
What does So stand for ?
Scale
is one character bigger or smaller than the other?
What does She stand for ?
Stereotypes and Caricatures
What does Said stand for ?
Speech bubbles (Words if characters)
What does Saturday stand for ?
Setting
what is the background to the pictures
What does Very stand for ?
Verbal communication (what do the characters say ?)
