Visual Literacy

Question 1

Caricature

Answer 1

Features or actions of a person that are exaggerated.

Question 2

Comic strip

Answer 2

Sequences of drawings telling a humorous or adventurous story

Question 3

Visual metaphor

Answer 3

A metaphor compares 2 things. A visual metaphor is when a picture stands for or represents something else

Question 4

Parody

Answer 4

Imitation of a piece of writing used to ridicule the original or create a satirical point

Question 5

Satire

Answer 5

Using humor to make a serious point. It’s uses wit, irony, satire to make awareness of human vices

Question 6

Incongruity

Answer 6

Incongruity refers to a mismatch or inconsistency between two or more things, such as expectations, appearances, or ideas, often highlighting contradictions, irony, or complexity.

Question 7

Cartoonist message

Answer 7

MESSAGES:

Criticism of human nature
To highlight the unfairness of something
To make people question something
Showing how it is ironic that…
To criticise systems or leaders(usually with satire)

Question 8

Blunt

Answer 8

Straightforward or frank

Question 9

Condescending

Answer 9

A feeling of superiority

Question 10

Cynical

Answer 10

Questioning the sincerity of people

Question 11

Contempt

Answer 11

Feeling that someone is beneath you

Question 12

Complacent

Answer 12

Self satisfied

Question 13

Dismayed

Answer 13

Shocked

Question 14

Flippant

Answer 14

Carefree

Question 15

Indignant

Answer 15

Marked by anger due to injustice

Question 16

Jovial

Answer 16

Happy

Question 17

Pessimistic

Answer 17

Seeing the worst of things

Question 18

Quizzical

Answer 18

Odd or amusing

Question 19

Whimsical

Answer 19

Odd, strange and fantastic

Question 20

Ballad

Answer 20

Song that tells a story

Question 21

Rhyme scheme

Answer 21

Labelling the end of the line with a letter in order to recognize a rhyme sound repeated.