Answers HSA 26-27 English IV A -ICSatire in Swift's "A Modest Proposal" (Continued)

Satire in Swift's "A Modest Proposal" (Continued) Answers

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What theme and central idea are explored in both passages?

Living a lie is not living at all.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

There is always hope for a better future.

Having no resources prevents independence.

How do the authors use word choice and structure to support and develop the central ideas in the two passages?

Both authors use a problem–solution structure to create tension.

Both authors use repetition to emphasize the central idea.

Woolf uses a cause–effect structure, while Ibsen uses conflict through dialogue.

Woolf uses words with negative connotations, while Ibsen uses words that are mostly positive.

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