Modest Proposal
Who wrote A Modest Proposal?
Jonathan Swift
This individual drugged the main character, then pricked his finger to bring famous people from the past through a mirror and into his land.
Don Pedro de Mendez
The first area visited by our main character, he was considered a giant among these inhabitants.
Lilliput
Who wrote Gulliver’s Travels in 1726?
Jonathan Swift
Moved away from the main purpose in writing.
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What was the modest proposal?
We should eat children
A race of humans who are uncivilized savages, acting like beasts.
The Yahoo's
This land contained a magic mirror which would bring famous people back from the past.
Glubbdubdrib
What type of writing is Gulliver’s Travels?
Satire
Strongly disapprove; condemn.
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What type of writing is A Modest Proposal? Comedy, Tragedy, Dark Satire, or Historical
Dark Satire
This individual was an autocrat who was portrayed as silly, though he killed his citizens for minor infractions.
The Emperor of Lilliput
Land where some inhabitants are rational and intelligent, the other species act like beasts.
Houyhnhnms
Who was the main character in Gulliver’s Travels? (full name)
Lemuel Gulliver
Opening position in a negotiation.
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Overture
What country is being satirized in A Modest Proposal?
Ireland
Glumdalclitch (Glum)
This is a 9 year old girl who kept the main character in a doll house.
The inhabitants did not pay attention to what happened around them, so you could say their “heads were in the clouds.”
Laputa
During what literary period was Gulliver’s Travels written?
The Enlightenment
Named or counted separately, as in a list.
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(reading between the lines) What was A Modest Proposal meant to draw attention to?
Starving children in his country of birth
A race of intelligent, rational horses who the main character admires above all others. They care for the yahoo’s.
The Houyhnhnms
Balnibarbri
This land was below the flying city. The inhabitants lived in squalor and ruins, while the scientists worked on irrelevant projects which did not improve living conditions.
What does the character Glum represent?
A doll
Formal order issued by authority.
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