1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Marianna [84]
3 years ago
12

Give an example of an invective in a modest proposal.

English
2 answers:
melisa1 [442]3 years ago
8 0
<span>Swift's "A Modest Proposal" was a satire recommending Irish babies be consumed as nourishing food. Invective is a curse or cursing.
</span>
In A Modest Proposal, Swift makes multiple attacks directed towards Catholics, landlords, and the English. Not angry, but personal.
Marysya12 [62]3 years ago
8 0

One example of an invective in ' A Modest Proposal ' is the reference that reformers 'regard people as commodities'.

'A Modest Proposal' by Jonathan Swift, published in 1729, is a response to worsening conditions in Ireland. It is a satirical essay in which the author suggests eating  babies as the way to solve the problem of famine in Ireland.

The essay mocks the heartless attitude of the Catholic Church and the ruling class towards the poor. Swift is criticizing the British treatment of their Irish subjects during a time of overpopulation and famine. The wealthy English owned over 90% of land in Ireland, they raised the rents on the Irish who worked for them, making it impossible for them to pay their duties to the lord and to support their large families.

Swifts suggests that if England is going to 'devour' the Irish, it may do it literally by eating the poor Irish children, thus saving them from a life of poverty and misery.

You might be interested in
1. What part of speech is the word ordeal?
olya-2409 [2.1K]

A. noun

Hope it helps yah

8 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Finish the analogy.
Levart [38]

the answer would be (d)

3 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
How can the reader of a story use the setting of a story to learn more about a charactor
lubasha [3.4K]

In a fictional narrative , the first paragraph should hook the reader and grab their attention. You might do this by describing the setting and giving specific detail in a way that sets the tone for the rest of the story. ... The reader knows the location of the story and the voice of the main character.

6 0
3 years ago
Would you recommend living in a city or in the desert?
NikAS [45]
Even though most people think living in deserts is hard and city life must seem easier there’s things you can learn in a desert that city life cannot teach you. Most of the common things people believe is that living in a large city can give you a more comfortable and safe place to live in but what they might not know is that even though desert life seem somewhat hard it can change someone’s lifestyle in a positive way. Desert lifestyle teaches us to be independent and face some fears living in the wildlife and it can also teaches us how easy it is to communicate with others and consider them family since you’ll know that you’ll be stuck with them throughout this time. I personally prefer city life, because on the bright side transportation can be easily reached, technology is commonly developed and affording a safe lifestyle is easier.

3 0
2 years ago
Slavery provided virtually free labor in the South, but for what?
Blizzard [7]

C., is the best answer. I should know i had a test on this, hope it helps. Ask your teacher when you go to school. Xo-Taviera.

7 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • What is one way in which traditional storytelling is different from modernist stories?
    15·2 answers
  • You can use the words who, what, when, where, why, and how to help you
    8·1 answer
  • Which of these words best describes Unferth's tone?
    11·2 answers
  • 1805 East Marshall Way Anywhere, Arizona 85001 October 19, 2010 To whom it may concern: Your products suck! I bought one of your
    8·1 answer
  • 1. What are two major events that shaped Ayn Rand's view on life and the structures of society?
    15·1 answer
  • Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (5 points) a Despite the rain many people came to the outside wedding. b We went to a ne
    11·2 answers
  • FREE BRAINLIEST COMMENT If you WANT IT
    5·2 answers
  • Duke was an extraordinary dog. What special qualities did he exhibit to justify this?
    11·1 answer
  • Complete the analogy by choosing the correct word pair.
    5·1 answer
  • What does the transition in the sentence below signal?
    11·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!