Analyzing political cartoons. Look for:  Labeling - putting a word or phrase on something or someone to make it clear what the author means  Analogy.

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Analyzing political cartoons

Look for:  Labeling - putting a word or phrase on something or someone to make it clear what the author means  Analogy - comparison of two unlike things that have some similarity  Symbols - objects used to represent larger ideas Analyzing political cartoons

Also: Satire  Satire humor or ridicule intended to expose the truth  Irony- difference between how things are and how they should be or are expected to be  Exaggeration- overdoing physical characteristics to make a point

Symbols elephant = Republican Party donkey = Democrat Party serpents, crocodiles, vultures, wolves, tigers, barbarians, dogs of war = aggression, warlike nations, war eagle, Uncle Sam, Columbia = the U.S. doves, olives = peace bulldog, John Bull, Lion, Britannia = Great Britain or England lambs, bunnies, little children, canaries = peaceful nations or weak nations bear, bearded Bolshevik = Russia sombrero = Mexico or Latin America dragon or helpless giant = China Samurai, snakes, bat, fiends, foxes = Japan