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Questions
Editorial cartoonists often use humor to make light of serious situations. Which comic device does the cartoonist use to take a lighthearted approach to several major ongoing news stories? Explain your answer.
a) caricature
b) parody
c) understatement
d) exaggeration
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Cartoon by Walt Handelsman
Answers
d) exaggeration
The cartoonist did not use:
a) caricature: A description or characterization that exaggerates or distorts a character’s prominent features, usually for purposes of mockery. For example, a cartoon of a gaunt Abraham Lincoln with a giant top hat, a very scraggly beard, and sunken eyes could be considered a caricature.
b) parody: a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing; a work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
c) understatement: a figure of speech (or an image in a cartoon) in which statements/actions are purposely understated.
The cartoonist is exaggerating the reaction the husband and wife have to watching the news.
