: What are the correct terms regarding (this literary) technique? An example comes from a cartoon where there is a woman talking to her boyfriend. There's a "cloud" that comes from her mouth,

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An example comes from a cartoon where there is a woman talking to her boyfriend.

There's a "cloud" that comes from her mouth, and the text inside reads: "You're so handsome." But there is another cloud that comes from the top of her head (brain), and the text reads: "Man, does he have bad breath."

What are these "clouds" called? Would "halo" be a suitable term?

And what is this technique called that shows what a character is really thinking as opposed to what she is saying?

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@Debbie451

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They're called speech bubbles and thought bubbles, respectively. Speech bubbles usually have clean edges and a kind of triangle pointing to the speaker's mouth; thought bubbles have puffy, cloud-like edges, and the connection to the speaker is a trail of individual round bubbles.

I might call the technique "disconnect," but I'm not sure if that's the official term.

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