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Questions

1.  Tone is the attitude a cartoonist takes toward a subject. Which pair of words best describes the tone of this cartoon?
a) sarcastic/cynical
b) solemn/serious
c) light-hearted/humorous
d) indifferent/apathetic

2.  Which comic device does the cartoonist use to make his point? There are 2 correct answers – Explain your choices.
a) parody
b) exaggeration
c) pun
d) irony


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Glenn McCoy

Answers

1.  a) sarcastic/cynical

2.  b) exaggeration: to think of or describe something better, worse, larger or more important than it really is
The cartoonist exaggerated the extent news networks go to to report on bad news
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d) irony: when the opposite of what you expect to happen occurs
You expect the woman to tell which news they will report on first; instead she shreds the good news report

The cartoonist did not use:
a) parody: a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing; a work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
c) pun: a “play on words” – a type of humor using a word or phrase that has two meanings