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Vocabulary
"Characters"
What is it?
100
Satire
What is the use of irony, sarcasm, or ridicule in order to make a point
100
The "breeders" or the "dams"
Who are Irish mothers?
100
"A Modest Proposal" is this kind of literature
What is a Juvenalian satire
200
The 2 types of satire and the difference between them
What is Horatian (lighthearted) and Juvenalian (bitter or critical)
200
The poor population that was ruled by a neighboring country
Who are the Irish?
200
The author's main purpose of writing this proposal
What is to bring attention to the British's poor treatment of the Irish
300
Irony
What is the opposite of the literal meaning
300
Their meat was "too tough" to be eaten
Who are young boys?
300
Babies would be eaten but their skin could be used for this
What is as material for gloves
400
Parody
What is an imitation or a spoof
400
He wrote "A Modest Proposal" and was from this country (2 part answer)
Who is Jonathan Swift from Ireland
400
This is the main goal or the "fake reason" for this argument
What is to end poverty in Ireland
500
Exaggerate
What is to represent something as being larger than it is
500
What was the main religion of the ruling country?
What is Protestantism
500
The ruling country that treats people badly
What is England