How is it an example of verbal irony

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1) Explain what is humorous about the title? How is it an example of VERBAL IRONY? Suppose the adjective the narrator uses to explain his proposal.

2) Explain what is the purpose of SATIRE? Explain what human weakness is the author attempting to reform?

3) Explain how does the speaker attempt to persuade the audience to accept his proposal? Explain definite aspects of the proposal and its advantages that are convincing despite their outrageousness.

4) Find examples of RHETORICAL APPEALS in "A Modest Proposal." Select quotations that reveal the author's use of PATHOS (appeal to emotion), ETHOS (appeal to morality and ethics) and LOGOS (appeal to logic and reason).

5) Effective satire employs HYPERBOLE, IRONY and UNDERSTATEMENT to emphasize the requirement for social reform. Explain what examples of each literary device you find in "A Modest Proposal"

6) Explain what precise adjectives explains the TONE of the satire? Why are these adjectives mainly apt?

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