Definition
The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize institutions for social reform.
Satire
Ireland is called as ___________.
Emerald Isle/ Emerald Island
The father of liberalism.
A Modest Proposal was published in what year?
1729
How much a one year baby can be sold?
10 shillings
The qualities of an argument that make it truly persuasive.
Rhetorical Appeals
Samhain Festival is celebrated today as _______________.
Halloween
A satirist who is also the author of the Gulliver's Travels.
Jonathan Swift
The problem presented by Swift in his satirical essay.
True or False: Americans are violent people according to Swift.
True
Appeals to credibility, trustworthiness, and knowledge.
Ethos
What reptile cannot be found in the wilds of Ireland?
He is considered to be as the most prominent English poet in the 18th century.
Alexander Pope
A baby should be sold at what age?
one year old
Skin can be used to make ______.
boots/gloves
Appeals to logic and reason.
Logos
Leprechaun
A satirical story that critiques the upper class of London. (Belinda is the main character whose hair was cut by a Baron)
The Rape of the Lock
What is Swift proposal to solve the presented problem?
eat babies
True or False: According to Swift we need to give importance to the aged, deceased, and maimed.
False
Appeals to emotion.
Pathos
The famous stone in Ireland that when kissed can give the gift of gab (great eloquence or skill at flattery).
Blarney Stone
Enlightenment Period is also called as ____________.
Age of Enlightenment/Age of Reason
How much parents should invest for their baby in a year?
2 shillings
The author of the satirical essay, A Modest proposal.
Jonathan Swift