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1
Choose 1 of 3 places where
satire is most often used
Political Cartoons
Plays
Children's TV shows like Dora the Explorer
Movies
2
Select 1 of the 3 things poor Irish children
may grow up to become if Swift's plan doesn't work
Slaves
Thieves
Doctors
Soldiers in Spain's army
3
When is satire most useful?
When people pay attention to it & change their opinions
Allows the writer to criticize without breaking any laws
4
Why aren't young boys a proper replacement for venison (deer meat)?
Their meat would be too expensive to buy
Their meat is too tough, because they're too lean and skinny
They are required for breeding purposes
5
Swift
supports his plan by saying an advantage of accepting
it would...
a new material for gloves
increase the number of children in Ireland
married couples now take good care of their babies to make $
6
What are “Papists”?
a positive word to describe Baptists
a positive word to describe Protestants
a derogatory, or negative name, for Irish Catholics
7
Choose 1 of the 3
persuasive techniques
Swift uses in
A Modest Proposal
.
Logical
Ethical
Sociological
Emotional
8
How does Swift use irony to satirize anti-Catholic feelings?
Celebrates a woman having 7 children
Talks about Lent in a negative way
9
What do
writers use to keep their audience’s attention
when writing satire?
Politics
Foreshadowing
Purpose
Humor
10
How will Swift's plan help landlords?
Landlords will have a new type of meat served at their table
Irish landlords can now leave for England
Tenants will be able to pay their rents since child sold
There will be fewer Irish people to house.
11
What should be done to the elderly, or old people?
Leave them alone; they're dying everyday from disease & age
Murder them and sell their skin
Sacrifice them to old Irish gods
Exile, or forcibly send them away, from Ireland
12
What does Swift plan to do with the flesh or skin of infants?
make blankets for the rich
Make gloves and boots to clothe the poor
Give their skin back to the parents as gifts
13
What is Swift's motive for writing
A Modest Proposal
?
an income from the sale of "meat"
the good of the country
wanting to give a good life to poor Irish children
the education of the Irish people
14
What is the occupation (job) of Irish mothers?
Sewing
Farming
Singing
Begging
15
Why was Ireland having so many social issues?
Because of corrupt English laws & policies that oppress
Because of the potato famine
Because of American laws that hurt Irish society
Because corrupt Irish politicians stole from the people
16
The
purpose
of a
satire
is to
Make people change their opinion about a social issue
Get donations from rich people
Criticize (make fun) a social issue to draw attention to it
17
Why did Swift write
A Modest Proposal
?
Raise awareness of the poor and famine happening in Ireland
To expose corrupt Irish landlords
Cause Irish people to want to sell their children to butcher
To introduce a new type of wheat to Ireland
18
What does Swift want
built in his honor
if his proposal (plan) is successful?
a new road will be named after him
a statue
a new library
A new government building
19
What do writers depend on to show tone or voice in satiric writing?
Plot
Irony
Exposition
Caricature
20
Who wrote A Modest Proposal?
Jonathan Swift
William Shakespeare
Tennessee Williams
Thomas Jefferson
