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What problem was Ireland facing when Swift wrote A Modest Proposal

English landlords charging Irish households expensive rent

What is one of the reasons that Swift gives for his proposal

Children would become valuable property.

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

Which social problem does swift most strongly address in his proposal

unemployment

Social-class inequality

What group is targeted negatively but indirectly by Swift in A modest Proposal

upper-class families of ireland - apex

In what way does a modest proposal fit the definition of satire

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

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.

What is one way that Swift uses irony in a modest proposal

He creates a distinction between what he says and what he really means.

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

Money

What According to the ideas presented in A Modest Proposal who does the narrator but not Swift himself seem to blame most for Ireland's poverty

Parents

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