True or False The following statement from Jonathan Swift's essay "A Modest Proposal", is an example of satire. - "I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed roasted, baked, or boiled;and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee or a ragout." True False

Question

True or False The following statement from Jonathan Swift's essay "A Modest Proposal", is an example of satire. - "I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed roasted, baked, or boiled;and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee or a ragout." True False

Answer 1

True. The statement from Jonathan Swift's essay "A Modest Proposal" is an example of satire. Satire is a literary technique used to criticize or mock human vices or foolishness through humor, irony, or exaggeration. In this case, Swift is using satire to criticize the British government's neglect and exploitation of the Irish people by suggesting that children could be used as a source of food.

Problemas

Roztwór

Respuesta