Text: Excerpt from “9 Signs you are over you ex“
Before you read the “spoiler” bullet points below take a careful look at the text. Imagine it is a text you are using for your DP Language A Language and Literature assessments: the individual oral, the HL essay, or Paper 1 and analyze it accordingly. (This text would not be appropriate for Paper 2).
Some elements of the text to consider:
- The style of the font of the title of the comic and “your ex” stands out
- The two arrows emphasizing “your ex” in the title
- The uneven / handwritten style of the font throughout the comic and how this parallels the uneven / personal frame of mind of someone who is having issues getting over an ex
- The labeling of the different panels
- The use of text boxes and speech balloons in each panel
- Capitalization
- The uneven borders / gutters
- How each panel focus on different people and different issues
- The stye of the drawing, including the exaggerated facial expressions
- (FYI Melissa Ferrick is a singer-songwriter)