Which characteristics of satire are evident in "A Modest Proposal"? Choose three correct answers.

Swift uses satire to criticize society’s treatment of the poor, so criticism of society is evident. He presents the shocking proposal with a calm, practical tone, creating verbal irony because the speaker’s apparent seriousness contrasts with the horrifying idea. The proposal also uses dark humor and ridicule to expose the cruelty and selfishness of those in power.

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