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.
It would help to read the poem, but based simply on the word, I would say it is used either in a negative way or inspiring way.
If you could let me know what poem it is, I may be able to help better :-)
Answer:
1. the answer is b; the passage is mostly about living walls and how they help
2. the answer is d; the sentence before talks about 'high rise buildings'
3. the answer is a; air conditioners are an example of energy use
4. the answer is d; the first three words are 'containers holding soil'
5. the answer is d;
6. the answer is d;
i'm not sure on all of these so you may want to check my answers before using them(if you do decide to)
Explanation:
<em>hope</em><em> </em><em>this</em><em> </em><em>helps</em><em> </em>
<em>Please</em><em> </em><em>reply</em><em> </em><em> </em>
