Read the excerpt from "A Modest Proposal."A very worthy person, a true lover of his country, and whose virtues I highly esteem, was lately pleased, in discoursing on this matter, to offer a refinement upon my scheme. He said, that many gentlemen of this kingdom, having of late destroyed their deer, he conceived that the want of venison might be well supply'd by the bodies of young lads and maidens.
Answer
A
this man truly is virtuous and patriotic, so Swift is surprised by the man’s support of eating children to solve the poverty issue.
B
anyone who is truly virtuous or patriotic would not suggest using children for food, so Swift means the opposite of what he says.
C
this man is a close friend of Swift’s, so Swift is just expressing his personal thoughts and feelings about the man’s character.
D
anyone who tries to better his country must be virtuous and patriotic, so Swift is simply explaining what is already obvious to the reader.