Modest Proposal R&A
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What is ironic in Swift's use of the word modest? Why does he say that he hopes his plan \"will not be liable to the least objection\"?
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His use of the word modest implies that his proposal will be considerate of everyone and generally not be offensive, so the irony is found in the fact that his proposal is to eat babies and last time I checked cannibalism and harm to infants were definitely offensive. Swift expresses his hope of his plan being very agreeable to add to the satire of the thought of this plan being acceptable and as indication that the essay is a satire.
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Purpose of essay? What is Swift trying to reform?
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The purpose of his essay is to emphasize the things wrong he sees in society. He hopes to reform the relationship between England and Ireland from an oppressing one to one where Ireland has more independence.
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Tone and evidence?
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The tone is sarcastic because he is suggesting that the solution to Ireland's problem is to eat babies.
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Describe teh speaker's real meaning when he asserts that England will not mind if Ireland kills and eats is babies. What element of satire is evident here?
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Hyperbole because the speaker exaggerates the idea of how insensitive England is by saying they would eat babies of the Irish and poor.
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Why does the speaker brush aside these ideas for reform in favor of this horrible proposal?
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He brushes those ideas aside because he has mentioned them before yet they were ignored, so in juxtaposition with this horrible plan's acceptance it adds to the satire and emphasizes the need for reform.
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WHere are some logical appeals to support his suggestion?
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He uses logical appeals when he mentions the advantages that his proposal gives to the economy, like an increase of 50,000 pounds per annum, and when he calculates how many poor people there are in Ireland.
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Find ethical appeals.
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The ethical appeal where he describes himself favorably is seen where he says his proposal would improve marriages and decrease women abuse.
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Where does the user use emotional appeals to equate parents and babies with animals?
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He refers to women as breeders and when he spoke of children being eaten at different ages he compared their meat tenderness.
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What other human disasters resulting from bureaucratic incompetence around the world could be targets for another \"modest proposal\"?
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The suffering and tyranny the people of North Korea have to go through and child labor in China.
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Is his use of irony effective in A Modest Proposal or does it risk being taken seriously by readers and angering and disgusting them?
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I think his use of irony is very effective. There is no way that it could be taken seriously in my opinion. And if it was by chance taken seriously by a reader he would have to at least chuckle at Swift's statement that the landlords own a proper title to the baby meals since they've taken everything already, or even when he says that the \"dish\" would be a fine recipe for those with great knowledge in good eating. The most obvious and useful use of his irony is when he says that England would not mind eating up the whole nation without salt.
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