Answers AZ-English Language Arts 12 A Satire in Swift's "A Modest Proposal"Question 2

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Satire in Swift's "A Modest Proposal"

Question 2 • AZ-English Language Arts 12 A

Which sentence is written objectively?

Answer

A

I think it’s ridiculous for Swift to propose that people engage in cannibalism.

B

Swift’s irony should be really obvious to anyone who knows about satire.

C

Swift suggests that eating children could solve the problem of poverty, but he is being ironic.

D

“A Modest Proposal” is a brilliant and entertaining satire.

Explanation

An objective sentence states information without expressing a personal opinion or judgment. Choice C describes Swift’s suggestion and explains that it is ironic, without calling it ridiculous, obvious, brilliant, or entertaining. Those evaluations in A, B, and D make them subjective.

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