Question

Analyze the political cartoon below and answer the question that follows.

“What would ‘honest Abe’ think of politics today?”

Cartoon by Pearson Scott Foresman



Which key feature or tool is not used in the cartoon?

caricature
captioning
satire
parody

Answer 1

Satire

Step-by-step explanation:

In the cartoon, you can see that the other elements are being used pretty well, but the satire is when you mock certain customs or aspects of the person or situtation being represented in the cartoon with some ironic touches to make it look ridiculous, which is something you just cannot see in this cartoon.

Answer 2

The correct answer is C. satire

Step-by-step explanation:

It is well known that the political cartoon reflects a political issue or event through a cartoon. And this specific political cartoon used the caricature, the parody and captioning. But the satire to make an exaggeration and criticize this important character is not used here, that's why the answer is C.