1. What is the overt message in this piece?
The overt message is a woman standing in a kitchen, and a message that says "the kitchen is the key to victory - eat less bread".
2. What is the covert message?
The covert message is that people can help the war from home by conserving resources that can be sent to the troops. In 1917, wheat rations were steadily depleting, and in order to have enough to supply the soldiers with, the government asked people to cook other things at home instead of making bread.
3. Explain how the disparity in the two of those makes it propaganda, and not simply persuasion.
The motive of this poster is to persuade, but no indication is given in the poster of what the government was actually trying to get people to do. Because it does not outright give any reasons for saying "eat less bread", the poster is propaganda.
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