Political Cartoons

What is a political cartoon?

• Informs you on current events

• Daily news papers and websites

• Exaggerating

• A picture

Symbolism

• Comparing two unlike things

• Name of a person or object

• Objects that stand for larger ideas

• Difference between the way things are and the way things should be

Exaggeration

• Comparing things that are not alike

• Name of objects or a person

• Objects that stand for larger ideas

• Overdo characteristics of a person or thing to make a point

Labeling

• Name of an object or person

• Compassion of two unlike things

• Objects that stand for larger ideas

• Newspapers

Analogy

• Name of a person or object

• Overdo characteristics to prove a point

• Comparing two things that are not alike

Irony

• Comparing two things that are not alike

• Overdo characteristics to prove a point

• Difference between the way things are and the way they should be

• News papers