A Modest Proposal

"Always advising the mother to let them suck plentifully in the last month" extends the comparison between the children and:

Animals raised for slaughter

"Probationers" most nearly means:

Children learning how to steal

"devour" is effective because:

It fits both literally and figuratively

The tone of paragraphs 1-9 can best be described as:

Pragmatic, matter-of-fact

Paragraph 10 relies most heavily on which mode of composition?

Process analysis

According to the speaker, the primary purpose of the passage is to:

Propose a practical solution to a problem

The passage is best described as:

Satirical

In paragraph 9, the speaker of the passage ultimately proposes:

Selling children into slavery

According to the first paragraph, the chief occasion for writing this piece is:

That the overwhelming number of poor children begging with their mothers makes observers sad

Paragraph 12 relies most heavily on which mode of composition?

Casual analysis

Which of the following statements is NOT disparaging toward women?

"may be supported by her milk"

The primary appeal of paragraph 6 is:

Logos