Answer:
The text that best illustrates the loss of culture in the poem is: "Without a vision he had migrated to the city
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Explanation:
The main theme of the poem mentioned in the question above is the loss of cultural identity that the speaker's father suffered. This is very evident in the line where the speaker states that his father, when he found himself in a situation where cultural customs were no longer attended, migrated, aimlessly and without vision, to the city, where the traditions of his people were nonexistent and definitely marked the loss of identity.
Answer:
Swift uses a false premise to create humor.
Explanation:
Ridiculous situations abound in Gulliver's travels and this is one of them. It is quite absurd that a man born blind could be versed in the art of painting. Having blind apprentices too supports this because they can't know what they are doing let alone teach someone else.
Of course the professor must be generally mistaken and the fraternity that elevates him must be one ridiculous lot.
Euphemism
Explanation: an innocuous word or expression used in place of one that may be found offensive or suggest something unpleasant.
