East Tennessee State University Norton Reader Jonathan Swift a Modest Proposal Essay

Question Description

Answer the following questions from this week’s reading from The Norton Reader: Jonathan Swift A Modest Proposal (pp. 442-448)

1. Identify examples of the reasonable voice of Jonathan Swift’s authorial persona, such as the title of the essay itself.

2. Look, in particular, at instances in which Swift’s authorial persona proposes shocking things. How does the style of “A Modest Proposal” affect its content?

3. Verbal irony consists of saying one thing and meaning another. At what point in this essay do you begin to suspect that Swift is using irony? What additional evidence of irony can you find?

Your response should be a minimum of 150 words (in complete sentences) and is due Tuesday, November 17, by 11:59 pm.

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