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What is the author’s purpose in writing "A Modest Proposal"?
to submit a plan to solve an important societal issue
to draw attention to an issue that is plaguing his country
to show that only an extreme solution can fix poverty
to defend those who have avoided falling into poverty
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"to draw attention to an issue that is plaguing his country"
Swift's essay is satirical — he uses shocking irony and hyperbole (the "plan" to eat children) to criticize English policy and Irish indifference toward the poor, forcing readers to notice and condemn the real social and economic abuses.
Swift's essay is satirical — he uses shocking irony and hyperbole (the "plan" to eat children) to criticize English policy and Irish indifference toward the poor, forcing readers to notice and condemn the real social and economic abuses.
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