A Modest Proposal

Animosity

(n.) strong dislike; bitter hostility antonym: rapport, loving

About midway in the pamphlet, the speaker lists the advantages of his proposal. What are the six principle advantages?

1.) reduce the number of catholics 2.) give the poor a tangible asset 3.) aid the economy and introduce a new food 4.) decrease the time " breeders' have to raise children 5.) improve taverns business 6.) encourage marriage

Why does the speaker of "A Modest Propsal" think the food he propses is "very proper for landlords"?

Because the landlords have already figuratively devoured the parents

Why does the speaker brush aside these ideas for reform in favor of this horrible proposal?

He brushes those ideas aside because he has mentioned them before yet they were ignored, so in juxtaposition with this horrible plan's acceptance it adds to the satire and emphasizes the need for reform.

Where does the user use emotional appeals to equate parents and babies with animals?

He refers to women as breeders and when he spoke of children being eaten at different ages he compared their meat tenderness.

WHere are some logical appeals to support his suggestion?

He uses logical appeals when he mentions the advantages that his proposal gives to the economy, like an increase of 50,000 pounds per annum, and when he calculates how many poor people there are in Ireland.

What is ironic in Swift's use of the word modest? Why does he say that he hopes his plan "will not be liable to the least objection"?

His use of the word modest implies that his proposal will be considerate of everyone and generally not be offensive, so the irony is found in the fact that his proposal is to eat babies and last time I checked cannibalism and harm to infants were definitely offensive.

Why does the speaker reject the idea of selling and eating twelve to fourteen year olds?

Male flesh is too tough and does taste well. Female flesh would reduce the breeding population but is cruel

Tone and evidence?

The tone is sarcastic because he is suggesting that the solution to Ireland's problem is to eat babies.

brevity

being brief ; shortness antonym : permanence, longevity , lengthiness

censure

condemn antonym : approval , ratification , sanction, agreement

Sustenance

food or money to support life antonym: deprivation , starve

What is one objection?

it would reduced the population

digressed

wondered off the subject , depart , wander antonym : focus , stay