A Modest Proposal Rhetorical Analysis
NOTES: A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift
Johnathan Swift writes this satirical proposal to "prevent the children of poor people in Ireland from being a burden to their parents or the country" and to make them "beneficial to the public".
Johnathan begins this proposal with a paragraph using violent and negative diction, using words such as "beg", "forced", "fight", "thieves", "helpless". Because of the alarming and intriguing nature of these words, this negative/violent diction appeals to the reader's emotions and makes us interested in reading the rest of the proposal.
"I think it is agreed by all the parties" a hasty generalization.
"fair, cheap, and easy" three words that are very appealing to humans from any country, but it is satirical because it is not a fair, cheap, and easy thing to do, eating babies. …show more content…
he is saying that his plan will get rid of all these bad things associated with abortion. this paragraph is also ironic because he is talking about how "horrid" and "inhumane" it is for these women to "murder" their children, but then he talks about killing babies and eating them. this is another example of his satirical humor.
THIS IS JUVENALIAN SATIRE.
he uses math and "computing" to be credible and logical.
"humbly propose my own thoughts" is an example of sarcasm, because these thoughts are extreme and not humble.
opposite of steal from the rich and give to the poor: steal from the poor and give to the rich these babies of "poor people"
"landlords, who, as they have already devoured the parents" is a very interesting joke in this essay. it is a hyperbole. it is interesting because this was written in the 1800s, and this is a type of humor that is still used today.
he gave infants flesh a
Johnathan Swift writes this satirical proposal to "prevent the children of poor people in Ireland from being a burden to their parents or the country" and to make them "beneficial to the public".
Johnathan begins this proposal with a paragraph using violent and negative diction, using words such as "beg", "forced", "fight", "thieves", "helpless". Because of the alarming and intriguing nature of these words, this negative/violent diction appeals to the reader's emotions and makes us interested in reading the rest of the proposal.
"I think it is agreed by all the parties" a hasty generalization.
"fair, cheap, and easy" three words that are very appealing to humans from any country, but it is satirical because it is not a fair, cheap, and easy thing to do, eating babies. …show more content…
he is saying that his plan will get rid of all these bad things associated with abortion. this paragraph is also ironic because he is talking about how "horrid" and "inhumane" it is for these women to "murder" their children, but then he talks about killing babies and eating them. this is another example of his satirical humor.
THIS IS JUVENALIAN SATIRE.
he uses math and "computing" to be credible and logical.
"humbly propose my own thoughts" is an example of sarcasm, because these thoughts are extreme and not humble.
opposite of steal from the rich and give to the poor: steal from the poor and give to the rich these babies of "poor people"
"landlords, who, as they have already devoured the parents" is a very interesting joke in this essay. it is a hyperbole. it is interesting because this was written in the 1800s, and this is a type of humor that is still used today.
he gave infants flesh a