A Modest Proposal quiz – Flashcards
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Definition of Satire
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using humor or sarcasm to mock someone or something
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Why do authors of satires sometimes conceal there point of view?
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when they use real people and real situations to protect themselves
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sustenance
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food
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What is Swift's attitude towards the poor in his essay?
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He finds the poor useless, and annoyed with them
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Who first told Swift about the proposal?
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An American Friend
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What is the proposal that Swift makes to solve the problem of poverty?
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to eat the babies
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What are the two groups of people that Swift is trying to help in the essay?
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the poor and the Catholics
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An example of an understatement?
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killing people is bad
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give an example of a hyperbole from this essay?
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eating children is the only way to help the kingdom
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Why do you think Swift uses the phrase "sincerity of my heart" in the last paragraph?
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to make sure people understand his sarcasm and to also get people to be on his side
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Two advantages to Swift's proposal that he gives in the essay?
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1. Pay rent 2. have clothing
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definition of importune
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begging
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What group of people could help the poor but choose not to?
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the rich
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two ways that Swift's play represents a satire?
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Teasing the rich, and because the narrator is taking the riches side
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Why will teenagers aged 12-14 not be able to participate in Swift's plan?
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the boys are to tough and the females are to become to the age where they can get pregnant and have babies
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Difference between understatement and hyperbole?
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Hyperbole is an exaggeration and an understatement is less than the truth
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Identify an example of sarcasm in Swift's essay?
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the thesis statement
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In his essay how does Swift address the issue of religious persecution?
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his proposal will get rid of the papist
