A Modest Proposal and Other Satires

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1. What specific groups of people does "A Modest Proposal" suggest as sources of Irish suffering, and how does Swift's description of these groups add meaning to his satire?

2. What details does Swift use to increase the horro of his proposal? Cite at least two specific examples from the satire

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What specific groups of people does "A Modest Proposal" suggest as sources of Irish suffering?

Do you mean in a satirical sense or a literal sense?

The question does not specify me ... just tell me that. I understand that they are specific groups or which the most abundant in “A modest Proposal.

In a satiriacal sense the Irish are their own problem. On a literal sense, the British and the way they treat the Irish are at fault.

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