How Is Satire Used In The Modest Proposal

In Jonathan Swift's “The Modest Proposal” he uses certain rhetorical choices like irony, satire comments, and even sarcasm. In paragraph 7 Swift says ‘I shall now therefore humbly propose my own thoughts, which I hope will not be liable to the least objection”. Here Swift is using irony by saying he hopes no one dares to object to him in his “claim”. He also says in paragraph 15 “although I rather recommend buying the children alive, and dressing them hot from the knife, as we do roasting pigs”. This is another example of irony by explaining how that no one cares for the children so they might as well just burn them alive because apparently nobody would care that much if that was to even happen. This relates to the thesis by showing how he

The English where blaming the poor for being poor, but not actually blaming those who made them poor in the first place. This relates to the thesis because it just goes to show he uses satire in this article. It also connects to claim one by showing different ways Swift used his irony and satire, and both come of sarcastic and not serious compared to some others. Finally in paragraph 11 Swift then explains “I grant this food will be somewhat dear, and therefore very proper for landlords, who, as they have already devoured most of the parents, seem to have the best title to the children”. He is using sarcasm here by saying that the landlords are currently eating off the parents making them poor so why not do it to the kids? He’s saying that if the landlord doesn’t have or see any issue eating off the parents, so there “shouldn't” be any issue with doing that to the children as