2. Definition
• 1. exaggeration by means of
often ludicrous distortion of
parts or characteristics
• 2. a representation especially in
literature or art that has the
qualities of caricature
• 3. a distortion so gross as to
seem like caricature
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caricature
3. Examples
• Mr. Chadband is a large yellow man, with a fat
smile, and a general appearance of having a good
deal of train oil in his system. Mrs. Chadband is a
stern, severe-looking, silent woman. Mr. Chadband
moves softly and cumbrously, not unlike a bear who
has been taught to walk upright. He is very much
embarrassed about the arms, as if they were
inconvenient to him, and he wanted to grovel; is
very much in a perspiration about the head; and
never speaks without first putting up his great
hand, as delivering a token to his hearers that he is
going to edify them.
– Charles Dickens
http://grammar.about.com/od/c/g/Caricature-term.htm
10. Caricature Vs.
Character sketch
• Caricatures and character
sketches are similar, however,
caricatures distort features to
describe personalities, feeling
etc. Whereas character
sketches just describe the pure
look of a character.
