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Elan Coil [88]
3 years ago
9

How does the title of "A Modest Proposal” indicate that Swift is writing a satire?

English
2 answers:
Mrrafil [7]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

Swift, though in his title mentioned it as a modest proposal, but it is ostentatious and immodest proposal.

Explanation:

<u>Satire is a rhetorical device used by the writers to expose and criticize the corruption prevailing in the society. </u>

The full title of the essay is <em>"A Modest Proposal For preventing the Children of Poor People From being a Burthen to Their Parents or Country, and For making them Beneficial to the Publick." </em>

In his essay, Swift makes an appeal to the poor Irish parents to sell their infants as a food to the rich. In this manner, these children will not be a burden to their parents and will be beneficial. The readers are appalled by such an appeal or a "modest" proposal. But by saying this, Swift is drawing the readers attention to the ill-treatment of Irish by English, and in a satirical way appealing British Government to make some policies to help these Irish poor.

In this way, Swift indicated, by creating a contrast in his title and the content of his essay, that he is writing a satire.

ivanzaharov [21]3 years ago
5 0

Swift does not mean what he says when he calls his proposal “modest” or moderate; his proposal is actually extreme.

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