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AssignmentMultiple Choice

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

Question 13 • *HSA 26-27 English IV A -IC

Which statement effectively uses a quotation to show that Swift is criticizing landlords?

Answer
A
Swift writes about both “landlords” and “parents.”
B
Swift believes that landlords are exploiting their poor tenants.
C
According to Swift, “this food will be somewhat dear.”
D
Swift describes how landlords have “devoured most of the parents.”

Explanation

Swift’s phrase “devoured most of the parents” is figurative language that presents landlords as cruelly consuming or exploiting poor families. This quotation directly supports the idea that he is criticizing landlords. Choice C is a quotation, but it does not show criticism of landlords as clearly.

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