A caricature is either a portrait that exaggerates or distorts the essence

of a person or thing to create an easily identifiable visual likeness, or in

literature, a description of a person using exaggeration of some characteristics

and oversimplification of others. Caricatures can be insulting or complimentary

and can serve a political purpose or be drawn solely for entertainment.

Caricatures of politicians are commonly used in editorial cartoons,

while caricatures of movie stars are often found in entertainment magazines.