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A Modest Proposal

by Jonathan Swift

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A Modest Proposal

Examples of literary devices in "A Modest Proposal" include satire, irony, and hyperbole. Swift uses satire to criticize British policy towards the Irish, irony to highlight the absurdity of treating...

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A Modest Proposal

The irony of the word "modest" in the title of "A Modest Proposal" lies in the extreme and outrageous nature of Swift's suggestion to solve poverty by eating children. The proposal is anything but...

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