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Friday's Editorial Cartoon   —   Posted on September 27, 2024

Question(s)

1. Define the idiom “make light of”

2. Editorial cartoonists often use humor to make light of a serious situation. Which comic device does cartoonist Gary Varvel use to make light of a serious situation? Explain your answer.
a) hyperbole
b) pun
c) parody
d) understatement

3. Describe the two news stories Mr. Varvel combined to create this cartoon.