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Satire in Swift's "A Modest Proposal"

Question 1 • English 12 A-IC - USD232

How does the title of "A Modest Proposal” indicate that Swift is writing a satire?

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A

Readers know that Swift is being serious because he humbly says that his proposal is “modest.”

B

Swift does not mean what he says when he calls his proposal “modest” or moderate; his proposal is actually extreme.

C

Swift calls his work a “proposal,” but readers do not know if the proposal will be approved by the Irish parliament.

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