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Tue, 8 Dec 2009 15:20:44 en-us <![CDATA[As you know, one definition of irony is the use words to truly mean...]]> http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/what-ironic-swifts-use-word-modest-describe-his-122369 http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/what-ironic-swifts-use-word-modest-describe-his-122369 Tue, 8 Dec 2009 15:20:44 PST <![CDATA[What is ironic in Swift's use of the word "modest" to describe his...]]> http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/what-ironic-swifts-use-word-modest-describe-his-122369 http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/what-ironic-swifts-use-word-modest-describe-his-122369 Tue, 8 Dec 2009 14:59:29 PST <![CDATA[The whole point of Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" is to satirize...]]> http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/what-purpose-last-paragraph-114261 http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/what-purpose-last-paragraph-114261 Mon, 9 Nov 2009 14:10:00 PST <![CDATA[What is the purpose of the last paragraph of A Modest Proposal?]]> http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/what-purpose-last-paragraph-114261 http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/what-purpose-last-paragraph-114261 Mon, 9 Nov 2009 13:16:13 PST <![CDATA[What are the points that Swift makes in favor of hos arguments in the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/what-points-that-swift-makes-favor-hos-arguments-109375 http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/what-points-that-swift-makes-favor-hos-arguments-109375 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:35:55 PST <![CDATA[ What are major logical fallacies in Modest Proposal? ]]> http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/what-major-logical-fallacies-modest-proposal-108365 http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/what-major-logical-fallacies-modest-proposal-108365 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:48:05 PST <![CDATA[The purpose of all satire is to hold up for public inspection behaviors...]]> http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/what-response-do-you-think-swift-hoped-get-from-107871 http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/what-response-do-you-think-swift-hoped-get-from-107871 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:17:30 PST <![CDATA[What response do you think Swift hoped to get from the readers of "A...]]> http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/what-response-do-you-think-swift-hoped-get-from-107871 http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/what-response-do-you-think-swift-hoped-get-from-107871 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:54:45 PST <![CDATA[In this essay Swift uses verbal irony to get his point across. Verbal...]]> http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/how-explain-irony-satiric-qualities-modest-70969 http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/how-explain-irony-satiric-qualities-modest-70969 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:57:33 PST <![CDATA[Towards the end of his essay, after he has made his "modest proposal"...]]> http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/which-other-5-ideas-does-he-suggest-other-than-73949 http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/which-other-5-ideas-does-he-suggest-other-than-73949 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:27:27 PST <![CDATA[This famous satirical essay begins: It is a melancholy object to those,...]]> http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/1-what-great-town-that-narrator-refers-opening-69225 http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/1-what-great-town-that-narrator-refers-opening-69225 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:16:19 PST <![CDATA[This question has been previously asked and answered. Please see the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/what-major-minor-propositions-behind-swifts-modest-98597 http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/what-major-minor-propositions-behind-swifts-modest-98597 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:08:35 PST <![CDATA[What are the major and minor propositions behind Swift's modest proposal?]]> http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/what-major-minor-propositions-behind-swifts-modest-98597 http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/what-major-minor-propositions-behind-swifts-modest-98597 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:24:26 PST <![CDATA[The satire is intended to draw attention to the worst problem of the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/according-proposal-what-worst-problem-moment-92121 http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/according-proposal-what-worst-problem-moment-92121 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:27:47 PST <![CDATA[Swift's satire addresses the subject of overpopulation and the poverty...]]> http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/according-proposal-what-worst-problem-moment-92121 http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/according-proposal-what-worst-problem-moment-92121 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:27:43 PST <![CDATA[According to the proposal, what is the worst problem of the moment?]]> http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/according-proposal-what-worst-problem-moment-92121 http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/according-proposal-what-worst-problem-moment-92121 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:38:34 PST <![CDATA[First and foremost, as satire, it deals with a variety of social issues....]]> http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/what-issues-involved-modest-proposal-try-break-up-87459 http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/what-issues-involved-modest-proposal-try-break-up-87459 Thu, 4 Jun 2009 10:36:56 PST <![CDATA[What are the issues involved in "A modest proposal"? Try to break up...]]> http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/what-issues-involved-modest-proposal-try-break-up-87459 http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/what-issues-involved-modest-proposal-try-break-up-87459 Wed, 3 Jun 2009 14:15:41 PST <![CDATA[In "A Modest Proposal" biting satire is used to point out the cruelty...]]> http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/what-does-modest-proposal-have-say-about-poverty-83299 http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/what-does-modest-proposal-have-say-about-poverty-83299 Mon, 11 May 2009 23:41:56 PST <![CDATA[What does "A Modest Proposal" have to say about poverty and why does...]]> http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/what-does-modest-proposal-have-say-about-poverty-83299 http://www.enotes.com/modest-proposal/q-and-a/what-does-modest-proposal-have-say-about-poverty-83299 Mon, 11 May 2009 18:55:04 PST