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exaggeration

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to enlarge, increase, or represent something beyond normal bounds so that it becomes ridiculous and its faults can be seen

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incongruity

Front

to present things that are out of place or are absurd in relation to its surrounding

Back

Big endians

Front

Catholic, breaking the law, find refuge in Blefuscu (France)

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Lilliputs

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small minded, fight over egg, Gulliver looks down on them

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Swift targets ?

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the rich and landlords for corruption of the poor

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parody

Front

to imitate the techniques and/ or style of some person, place or thing

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Size of Lilliputians, Gulliver, Brodbingag

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Gulliver looks down on lilliputians, King of B looks down on Gulliver

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Ages of poor children for food

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teen boys- meat is too tough and they can be used to work teen girls- dont want to eat future breeders

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Gullivers Travel is example of ?

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Religion and political satire

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King of Brobdingnag

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satire on corruption of British monarcy

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Little endians

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church of england, follows the law

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Modest proposal (title analysis)

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its humble, understatement, irradical idea

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Why does Swift reveal the results before the plan in Modest Proposal?

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He wants to show his audience how well his plan will turn out before revealing his actual plan.

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Lilliputs

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Represents England

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reversal

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to present the opposite of the normal

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Satire

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writing that uses humor to expose and ridicule human vice and folly. Good humored, or bitter in its attack on what is evil, harmful, or just plain foolish.

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King of Brodbingnag

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Broad minded, gun powder is corrupt, looks down on Gulliver

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sarcasm

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the use of irony to mock or convey contempt

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gun powder

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considered in human and corrupt

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understatement

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the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.

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