A t w ha t p oin t in th e e ssa y " A M odest P ro posa l" d o y o u b egin to s usp ect th a t S wift is u sin g ir o ny? W ha t a dditio na l e vid ence o f ir o ny c a n y o u fin d ? T ...

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A t w ha t p oin t in th e e ssa y " A M odest P ro posa l" d o y o u b egin to s usp ect th a t S wift is u sin g ir o ny? W ha t a dditio na l e vid ence
o f ir o ny c a n y o u fin d ?
The p urp ose o f s a tir e is to m ake p eople th in k. W ha t S wift is d oin g in th is p ie ce , th e n, is m akin g th e
E ng li s h p ub li c ( a nd th e K in g ) th in k a bout w ha t th e y a re d oin g to Ir e la nd a nd h o w th e y m ig ht m end th e ir w ays .
L et m e s ta rt o ff b y s a yin g th a t th e a nsw er to y o ur q ue stio n is g oin g to b e d iffe re nt fr o m r e ader to r e ader. C erta in r e aders
m ig ht p ic k u p o n th e ir o ny v e ry e arly , w hile o th e r r e aders m ig ht a ctu a lly fin is h th e e ssa y a nd ta ke th e e ntir e th in g li te ra lly .
T ha t's h a ppene d in s e ve ra l o f...
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L et m e s ta rt o ff b y s a yin g th a t th e a nsw er to y o ur q ue stio n is g oin g to b e d iffe re nt fr o m r e ader to r e ader. C erta in r e aders
m ig ht p ic k u p o n th e ir o ny v e ry e arly , w hile o th e r r e aders m ig ht a ctu a lly fin is h th e e ssa y a nd ta ke th e e ntir e th in g li te ra lly .
T ha t's h a ppene d in s e ve ra l o f m y E ng li s h c la sse s b efo re . I'v e h a d s tu d ents o utr a ged th a t S wift c o uld p ro pose s uch a th in g .
T ha t's w he n I b egin th e d is cussio n a bout s a tir e . S atir e is d efin e d a s fo llo w s:
th e u se o f h um or, ir o ny, e xa ggera tio n, o r r id ic ule to e xp ose a nd c ritic iz e p eople 's s tu p id ity o r v ic e s, p artic ula rly
in th e c o nte xt o f c o nte m pora ry p oli tic s a nd o th e r to pic a l is sue s
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