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Satire in Swift's "A Modest Proposal"

Question 1 • English 12 A-IC - USD232

Which statement best describes Swift’s use of rhetorical devices in this passage?

Answer

A

Swift uses understatement when he says that Irish boys get “continual exercise”; the boys must endure hard labor on farms.

B

Swift uses understatement when he calls his friend “so deserving a patriot”; his friend is much more patriotic than Swift suggests.

C

Swift uses verbal irony when he calls his friend a “patriot”; a true patriot would not suggest using Ireland’s children for food.

D

Swift uses verbal irony when he says that Irish school boys get a lot of exercise; in reality, they do not get much exercise.

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