Angel Younghanz Mr.Pitts AP Lang November 13 2016 “A Modest Proposal” Rhetorical Analysis A pamphlet was introduced in the late seventeenth century that mocked Ireland's backward ideology with satirical ideas that reflect the system's attitude towards the lower class citizens . Jonathan Swift the author of “Modest Proposal” addressed the upper class with realistic, but harsh ideas that consist of inhuman thoughts and intentions. He often refers to eating children and exporting their parts…
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not pay attention to them. As a way to take advantage of the overlooked pamphlets handed out, Jonathan Swift author of “A Modest Proposal” sets out to write an over exaggerating proposal to one big problem that was plaguing Ireland. The reason for him writing this proposal is to show the people of his country how bad it is in its economic wealth and social class. Swift’s proposal is to have the “children of professed beggars” (486), sold to the wealthy people of Ireland so that they would “contribute…
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"A Modest Proposal", but it is quite riveting! I must tell you though it touches on some interesting concepts. Though those concepts might be hard for you to understand and accept, I'm going to tell you why the Proposal is worth a chance. Mr. Swift made a suggestion to eat little babies and children. He is not by any means serious, he just wants to make you and everyone else listen by inserting a shock factor. You, sir, would perhaps be the most important person that should read this proposal, because…
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In A Modest Proposal, Swift uses logical, emotional, and ethical appeals to strengthen his message. An example of emotional appeal portrayed in the story is when the beggars are seen lining the streets walking in sorrow and pain, desperate for food. The image of suffering mothers and children cause the reader to be empathetic to the Irish in poverty. Swift’s logical appeals include the observation that “markets will be more glutted than usual, because the number of popish infants, is at least three…
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While the argument and nearly all of the content in this excerpt from “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift is satirical, the first specific example of satire is in the title itself. Before reading the entirety of the excerpt, this is impossible to recognize. Once the content of this “modest proposal” is understood by the reader, it is clear that the title is meant to be highly ironic. The proposal- succinctly stated- is that in order to deal with the surplus of unfed infants in Ireland, they should…
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• (Strategy) In “A Modest Proposal,” Jonathan Swift creates an authoritative persona that establishes credibility amongst his readers while enhancing the extreme satirical prose of this essay. Swift’s persona presents multiple mathematical examinations that he calculated along with mentioning several associates that agree or have similar views towards his personal proposal. Through those ideas, Swift’s persona connects to his audience in a respectable manner that allows them to believe and possibly…
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the beginning, and then slowly starts to break a norm, more readers would be willing to read that piece and consider its contents. For that reason Jonathan Swift’s ironic persona uses classic appeals in his essay “A Modest Proposal”. In order to prepare his audience for his proposal, Swift makes himself credible, and uses logic to lay out the problems people are facing. Swift builds ethos, so that his readers can feel as though they can relate to him. He explains that his plan is really thought out…
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an individual’s material desire, he or she is likely to try to achieve maximum self interest by hook or by crook, regardless of what it costs, which ultimately leads to immorality, that is, the absence of ethical principles. On one hand, in “A Modest Proposal,” Jonathan Swift ridicules materialistic people who are seeking a way to deal with their costly children. He compares women to breeders and describes babies to their products. Since “a boy…
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In the satirical piece Modest Proposal, Swift points out the problems in seventeen-hundred Ireland in an unconventional way. With all of the poverty and overpopulation in Ireland at the time, he suggests raising poor children as food or delicacies for the wealthy. Swift shocks the reader with this suggestion in order to express the problems of Ireland through satire which is created by formal diction, logical evidence, and irony. Throughout this piece, Swift speaks in a professional tone as if he…
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defined as the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices particularly used in the context of contemporary politics. Jonathan Swift, the author of A Modest Proposal, uses both of these literary tools in his writing. In the article A modest Proposal , Swift distinguishes a pronounced problem in the country of Ireland. The dilemma consists of the overgrowth of poor children who are…
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