https://padlet.com/tedgerton6392/uf7iyszccrkv Find an example of each satirical device listed below from "A Modest Proposal". Explain how the example is an effective satirical device and how it aids Swift in proving his point. en-us 2019-01-16 19:29:09 UTC 2019-01-17 19:48:00 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Babyhead.png tedgerton6392 https://padlet.com/tedgerton6392/uf7iyszccrkv/wish/321418250 "There is likewise another great advantage in my scheme, that it will prevent those voluntary abortions, and that horrid practice of women murdering their bastard children, alas!"]]> 2019-01-16 19:29:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tedgerton6392/uf7iyszccrkv/wish/321418250 tedgerton6392 https://padlet.com/tedgerton6392/uf7iyszccrkv/wish/321418252 It is an understatement to suggest that his plan has only a few disadvantages, when he is proposing a preposterous idea. This adds to the satirical effect of the text by contributing to the narrator's tone. The ironic and self-assured tone of the narrator is important to the emphasis of such a bizarre idea. ]]> 2019-01-16 19:29:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tedgerton6392/uf7iyszccrkv/wish/321418252 tedgerton6392 https://padlet.com/tedgerton6392/uf7iyszccrkv/wish/321418253 "As to my own part, having turned my thoughts for many years, upon this important subject, and maturely weighed the several schemes of our projectors, I have always found them grossly mistaken in their computation."]]> 2019-01-16 19:29:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tedgerton6392/uf7iyszccrkv/wish/321418253 tedgerton6392 https://padlet.com/tedgerton6392/uf7iyszccrkv/wish/321418257 The narrator comes off completely logical and serious which strengthens the piece as satirical writing because it contrasts with his absurd proposal.]]> 2019-01-16 19:29:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tedgerton6392/uf7iyszccrkv/wish/321418257 tedgerton6392 https://padlet.com/tedgerton6392/uf7iyszccrkv/wish/321418258 "which the mother may certainly get, or the value in scraps, by her lawful occupation of begging."]]> 2019-01-16 19:29:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tedgerton6392/uf7iyszccrkv/wish/321418258 tedgerton6392 https://padlet.com/tedgerton6392/uf7iyszccrkv/wish/321418259 It really shouldn't be lawful at all for the poor women to have the obligation of begging, but it is because of the circumstances of society.

]]> 2019-01-16 19:29:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tedgerton6392/uf7iyszccrkv/wish/321418259 tedgerton6392 https://padlet.com/tedgerton6392/uf7iyszccrkv/wish/321418261 "It is a melancholy object to those, who walk through this great town, or travel in the country, when they see the streets, the roads and cabbin-doors crowded with beggars of the female sex, followed by three, four, or six children, all in rags, and importuning every passenger for an alms.Copy and paste your quote here."]]> 2019-01-16 19:29:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tedgerton6392/uf7iyszccrkv/wish/321418261 tedgerton6392 https://padlet.com/tedgerton6392/uf7iyszccrkv/wish/321418262 The narrator appears to care about the people of Ireland, so it's ironic that he continues to explain his plan to kill and eat children. This is an effective satirical device because it creates a very sarcastic tone, adding to the irony of the entire text.]]> 2019-01-16 19:29:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tedgerton6392/uf7iyszccrkv/wish/321418262 tedgerton6392 https://padlet.com/tedgerton6392/uf7iyszccrkv/wish/321418263 "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]]> 2019-01-16 19:29:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tedgerton6392/uf7iyszccrkv/wish/321418263 tedgerton6392 https://padlet.com/tedgerton6392/uf7iyszccrkv/wish/321418264 The reader when looking at this subject in a serious manner, expects a serious and moralistic proposal. However, the narrator suggests a satirical action such as, eating babies.]]> 2019-01-16 19:29:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tedgerton6392/uf7iyszccrkv/wish/321418264 tedgerton6392 https://padlet.com/tedgerton6392/uf7iyszccrkv/wish/321418266 "These mothers instead of being able to work for their honest livelihood, are forced to employ all their time in stroling to beg sustenance for their helpless infants who, as they grow up, either turn thieves for want of work, or leave their dear native country, to fight for the Pretender in Spain, or sell themselves to the Barbadoes.Copy and paste your quote here."]]> 2019-01-16 19:29:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tedgerton6392/uf7iyszccrkv/wish/321418266 tedgerton6392 https://padlet.com/tedgerton6392/uf7iyszccrkv/wish/321418267 The narrator implies that all of the poor children will grow up to wreak havoc. This exaggeration of predicted circumstances contributes to the satirical style of the passage by making the dialogue more extreme and ridiculous-sounding.]]> 2019-01-16 19:29:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tedgerton6392/uf7iyszccrkv/wish/321418267