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There might be one or many panels on a page. It affects the timing or pacing of a story, depending on their size, shape and style. Use your imagination to create one which copes with the story!  \n• The gutter is the space between panels.  \n• A splash is a large illustration that introduces a story, a character or an important event in the story. They often have the full size of the page, sometimes they take two pages.  \n• A caption is a little dialogue box that appears generally in the upper corner of a panel. The words in the caption often give voice to a narrator, but can also be used for a characters’ thoughts or a dialogue.  \n• Sounds effects are words that mimic sounds, they are non-vocal sound that illustrate a sound. They are also called onomatopoeia.  \nExamples :  Achoo for sneezing, bang for a loud noise, bleep for a digital noise, boing for something that jumps, buzz for a buzzing sound; ect….  \n• A tier is a singular row of panels.  \nAnother picture, to illustrate clearly the type of balloons that you can use (it is more simple to illustrate with images than words in this specific context) .","cbCaiaQPeHZNXuBC","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaQPeHZNXuBC","pdf",84804,"English","# Comics Terminology\n## Key Vocabulary\n## Visual Lexicon","[{\"question\":\"What is a panel in comic terminology?\",\"answer\":\"A panel is a drawing on a page that contains a specific segment of action, serving to define the timing and pacing of a story through its size, shape, and style.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of a gutter?\",\"answer\":\"The gutter is the space located between individual panels on a comic page.\"},{\"question\":\"How are sound effects defined in comics?\",\"answer\":\"Sound effects, also known as onomatopoeia, are words that mimic non-vocal sounds, such as 'bang' for a loud noise or 'buzz' for a vibrating sound.\"}]","Comics Terminology - Guide and Lexicon | PDF",1790622961]