Satire In Swift's "A Modest Proposal" (Continued) Assignment

Swift explains that some mothers are "forced to employ all their time in stroling to beg sustenance for their helpless infants."

Swift suggests that eating children could solve the problem of poverty, but he is being ironic.

Swift says that it is common to see impoverished people in the streets of Ireland.

Modest means "moderate" or "limited in scale," but Swift's idea is actually very extreme.

Swift criticizes landlords for exploiting families.

Swift describes how landlords have "devoured most of the parents."

According to Swift, poverty in Ireland is such a serious problem that anyone who could provide a good solution would be considered a hero.

a description of Swift's argument an explanation of how Swift uses satire to convey his real message an objective tone