EC - Editorial Cartoon Tools Lesson

Let's look more closely at some of the following tools cartoonists use:

• Analogy-Creating a comparison between two unlike things.
• For example, a ball and chain (a familiar image) around a college student's leg with the words student loan (complex image) creates a clear analogy for the reader.
• Exaggeration-Drawing attention to the physical characteristics of people or things in order to make a point.
• For example, Nixon was often drawn with a particularly large nose in cartoons.
• Irony- The difference between the ways things are and the way things should be, or the way things are expected to be.
• For example, the head of the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) holding a press conference in a Hazmat suit.
• Labeling-Calling attention to a specific object or people to make it clear what their stance is on the issue.
• For example, putting the Democratic Party sign in large letters on wall.
• Stereotype- The oversimplified mental picture of characteristics supposedly shared by many people in a group.
• For example, stating that all blondes aren't intelligent.
• Symbolism-Simple objects or symbols that stand for larger ideas or concepts.
• For example, the United States flag represents so much more than just our country. It represents concepts as such patriotism and freedom.

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