Political Cartoons - Key Terms' Quiz

1. A comparison between two things for the purpose of explanation or clarification.

2. An object that stands for a larger concept or idea.

3. A literary work in which human vice or folly is attacked or ridiculed.

4. An imitation that ridicules.

5. The difference between the way things are and the way things should be, or the way things are expected to be.

6. When cartoonists amplify certain characteristics of people or things in order to make a point.

7. Cleverness and quickness of mind.

8. A portrait that distorts the essence of a person or thing to create an easily identifiable likeness.