A modest proposal test review

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On the surface, what is Swift proposing?

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On the surface, what is Swift proposing?

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What does Swift’s argument gain by his careful attention to PROCESS ANALYSIS and to CAUSE AND EFFECT?

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.  How does Swift’s choice of word enforce the monstrousness of his proposal? Note especially words from the 

       vocabulary of breeding and butchery.

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Beneath his IRONY, what is Swift’s argument?

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What do you take to be the PURPOSE of Swift’s essay?

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  How does the introductory paragraph serve Swift’s purpose?

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Comment on the statement “I can think of no one objection that will possibly be raised against this proposal”.   

      What objections can you think of?

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  Describe the mask of the personage through whom Swift writes.

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  By what means does the writer attest to his reasonableness?

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At what point in the essay did it become clear to you that the proposal isn’t modest by horrible?