Read the excerpt from "A Modest Proposal."
Those who are more thrifty (as I must confess the times require) may flea the carcass; the skin of which, artificially dressed, will make admirable gloves for ladies, and summer boots for fine gentlemen.
The author is using satire in this excerpt to emphasize the
A. utter absurdity of his plan.
B. necessity for warm winter clothing.
C. ways that people are cruel to children.
D. various benefits of his plan.
Answer:
A. utter absurdity of his plan.
Explanation:
From the book"A Modest Proposal", the writer is using satire to show how utterly absurd the idea of selling of one's children to be eaten as a solution to the extreme hunger in Ireland.
The author uses satire to show how absurd it is to sell off one's children because of poverty.
The correct answer is C. Nebuchadnezzar.
He built the hanging gardens for his wife as a gift in the 6th century BC.
Answer:
In "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus," Williams's use of the word "unsignificantly" suggests:
D. that it is not important.
Explanation:
[...]
<u><em>unsignificantly
</em></u>
<em>off the coast
</em>
<em>there was
</em>
<em>
</em>
<em>a splash quite unnoticed
</em>
<em>this was
</em>
<em>Icarus drowning</em>
<em />
"Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" is a poem by author William Carlos William. The poem describes the painting by Pieter Brueghel of the famous mythological story. <u>The painting depicts the character, Icarus, falling from the sky into the blue water of the ocean after the wax wings he had used to fly with were melted by the sun. However, as both the poem and the painting make sure to highlight, no one notices Icarus's fate. The world simply goes on without any consideration for the suffering of poor Icarus. The ship that was sailing by keeps on sailing; that farmer that was ploughing keeps on ploughing. If the event does not affect them directly, people give it no importance.</u>
Answer: 3rd person point-of-view
Explanation: A third-person point of view can be omniscient, in which the narrator knows all of the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story.
A third-person limited point of view is when the narrator knows as much as the reader does. A third-person omniscient point of view is when the narrator knows the feelings/emotions of the character.
