Cartoon.[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]This cartoon is a great example of hyperbole hyperbole (hīpûr`bəlē), a figure of speech in which exceptional exaggeration is deliberately used for emphasis rather than deception. (hy-PUR-buh-lee), a favorite tool of political cartoonists. Hyperbole is a deliberate and obvious exaggeration Exaggeration Bunyon, Paul legendary giant, hero of tall tales of the logging camps. [Am. Folklore: The Wonderful Adventures of Paul Bunyon] Jenkins’ ear trivial cause of a great quarrel. [Br. Hist. . Here, the cartoonist uses it to poke fun at to make a butt of; to ridicule. See also: Poke the presidential election process (see pp. 6-10). Study it, then answer the questions. 1. What has the couple just done? -- 2. How do you know? -- 3. What is the couple's reaction to the man's question? -- 4. What is hyperbolic hy·per·bol·ic also hy·per·bol·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or employing hyperbole. 2. Mathematics a. Of, relating to, or having the form of a hyperbola. b. about the situation shown? -- 5. What would you say the cartoonist thinks about the timing of presidential primaries? -- 1. voted in the November 2008 presidential election 2. Clues include: the boxed caption/title with the date, signs on the walls behind the couple. Their backs are to the door, indicating that they are leaving, not arriving. 3. surprise and/or puzzlement puz·zle·ment n. The state of being confused or baffled; perplexity. Noun 1. puzzlement - confusion resulting from failure to understand bafflement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderment, mystification, obfuscation 4. The man's question indicates that the first primary for a presidential election four years in the future is being held absurdly early--just one week after the 2008 presidential election. Another absurdity: The man is asking who the couple would vote for in 2012 before anyone even knows who won the 2008 election. 5. Primaries are being held too early in the presidential election process, and/or the jockeying of states to be first is becoming ridiculous. |
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