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Part of a play (Section) Part of a play (Section)

What isan example of a monomial

2X is an example.

What is the meaning of retorical

The meaning of retorical is: where you or someone asks you a question where you cannot answer.

Example: Are aliens real?

Here's a retorical question my mother asked me.... Why does your throat hurt?

My throat was hurting, and she asked me that.

What problem was Ireland facing when Swift wrote A Modest Proposal

English landlords charging Irish households expensive rent

What is one way that A Modest Proposal is ironic

The narrator's idea is ridiculous and immodest, not humble and acceptable.

Which social problem does swift most strongly address in his proposal

unemployment

Social-class inequality

Which statement best reflects the purpose of satire

It encourages change or reform.

It reveals flaws in a society in an indirect way.

Why did Swift publish A Modest Proposal and Gulliver's Travels anonymously

Because they contained controversial political views

Because they could have gotten him in trouble with the government

What is one example from a modest proposal in which the narrators tone doesn't match the topic he is discussing

He provides practical ideas for recipes on cooking children in the kitchen.

In the beginning of the pamphlet how does the narrator try to appeal to the reader

He appeals to the audience's logic by presenting statistics that prove the financial success of the plan.

According to the ideas presented in A Modest Proposal who does the Swift the satirist most likely consider to be a big part of the problem

English lords

Which sentence best illustrates exposition in Beowulf

king hrothgar is a good and mighty king in denmark.

According to the ideas presented in A Modest Proposal what does the narrator seem to value most

Money

Why does the narrator list other expedients in solving the problem but then tell the reader to ignore such ideas

Because it forces the reader to actually consider other ways to solve Ireland's economic issues. -Apex

What real world problem from swifts time is the narrator referring

Religious clashes between the Protestants and Catholics

When swift the narrator suggest that his proposal is modest what rhetorical technique is he using

Sarcasm for apex

In what way does A modest proposal fit the definition satire

It criticizes British attitudes toward poverty in Ireland, but in an indirect way. <APEX>

What is one of the reasons swift gives for his proposal

Children would become valuable property.

Harvesting poor infants will reduce the number of Papists in the country.

According to the narrator, what advantage do the impoverished children of irelant have

They can become thieves.

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