Swift - A Modest Proposal

DUE WEDNESDAY

Read Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal.”

While reading, consider diction, attitude, tone, and the elements and structure of Swift’s argument.  Respond to the piece (its message and form) in your journal response.

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Vocabulary: avarice, gentility, indulgence, refinement, exploitation, philanthropy, misogyny, genteel, Papists, diffident, assuage, candor

Term: Satire, parody