caricature vs satire

caricature

noun
  • A grotesque misrepresentation. 

  • In facial recognition systems, a face that has been modified to look less like the average face, and thus more distinctive. 

  • A pictorial representation of someone in which distinguishing features are exaggerated for comic effect. 

adj
  • Having the characteristics of a caricature, grotesque. 

verb
  • To represent someone in an exaggerated or distorted manner. 

satire

noun
  • A satirical work. 

  • A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change or highlighting a shortcoming in the work of another. Humor, irony, and exaggeration are often used to aid this. 

How often have the words caricature and satire occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )