Satire
A Modest Proposal
Sentence structures
100

making something seem larger than it really is

What is exaggeration?

100

wrote A Modest Proposal

Who is Swift?

100

Has only 1 complete thought

What is a simple sentence?

200

making something seem less that what it really is

What is understatement?

200

Jonathan Swift was a defender of ________________________.


What is Irish?

200

Must have 2 complete thoughts

What is a compound sentence?

300
saying the opposite of what you mean

What is irony?

300

condition of Ireland in the 1700s

What is poor?
300
part of speech used to separate 2 complete thoughts

What is a compound sentence?

400

satirical device that imitates its target in a playful mocking way

What is a parody?

400

 tone of Swift’s satire in A Modest Proposal

What is cutting and sarcatic?

400

type of phrase cannot stand alone even though it has a subject and predicate

What is a dependent clause?

500

literary form that uses humor to criticize or judge a specific target and bring about change or awareness

What is satire?

500

devices used to bring about awareness or change in a humorous way

What is satire?

500

must have a dependent and an independent clause

What is a complex sentence?

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