2. Absurdity- “The constant breeders, besides the gain of eight shillings sterling per annum by the sale of their children...”
Blue Humor- “We should soon see an honest emulation among the married women, which of them could bring the fattest child to the market.”
Blue Humor- “We should soon see an honest emulation among the married women, which of them could bring the fattest child to the market.”
Black Comedy- “Infant’s flesh will be in season throughout the year, but more plentiful in March, and a little before and after…”
Thesis: In A Modest Proposal, Jonathan Swift tries to develop and alternate solution by using absolute absurdity, witty blue humor, and situational black comedy to come up with a way to decrease the population of infants.
These are some really good literary devices James. Great job!
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