Cards in this guide (20)
How are spirits and magical creatures important in The Tempest act 3 scene 2 and act 4 scene 1
Part of a play (Section) Part of a play (Section)
What isan example of a monomial
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.
What rhetorical device identifies the contrast between reader expectations and reality
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
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
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
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