Understanding Political Cartoons: A Satirical Art Form

Political cartoons use humor and satire to convey messages, often poking fun at politicians and societal issues. They employ various techniques like caricature, symbols, metaphors, irony, sarcasm, and stereotypes to make powerful statements. These cartoons can influence public opinion and spark discussions on important topics. Understanding the art of political cartoons helps decipher the hidden meanings behind the visual commentary.

• Political Cartoons
• Satire
• Humor
• Visual Commentary
• Social Critique

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1. Political Cartoons: Serious Fun I don t mind what people write about me. Most of my constituents can t read. But oh, those damn pictures! ----Boss Tweed

2. What are political cartoons? Satire: Using humor to lower something or someone in the reader s estimation.

3. Types of Satire Caricature: Works by suggestion and exaggeration, usually by exaggerating one feature of a person or thing.

4. Symbol: Represents something else (Ex: Dove represents peace.)

5. Metaphor: Uses an object to note a similarity to something else.

6. Irony: Expresses an idea through a contradiction between something s literal meaning and the intended meaning.

7. Sarcasm: A form of irony with the appearance of mockery, or bitterness.

8. Stereotypes: Take a real or imagined trait of an individual to be true of the group to which they belong.