Read the excerpt from "a modest proposal."

a very worthy person, a true lover of his country, and whose virtues i highly esteem, was lately , in discoursing on this matter, to offer a refinement upon my scheme. he said, that many gentlemen of this kingdom, having of late destroyed their deer, he conceived that the want of venison might be well supply'd by the bodies of young lads and maidens, not exceeding fourteen years of age, nor under twelve; so great a number of both sexes in every country being now ready to starve for want of work and service.

which statement best describes swift’s use of rhetorical devices in this excerpt?

swift uses a false premise when he says that people of the kingdom are in “want of venison.”
swift uses irony when he says “so great a number of both sexes” are in desperate need of “work and service.”
swift uses irony when he says the person with whom he discussed his plan is “very worthy” and “a true lover of this country.”
swift uses a false premise when he says the “gentlemen of the kingdom” have “destroyed their deer.”

Swift uses a false premise when he says the "gentlemen of the kingdom" have "destroyed their deer".

Explanation:

When stating or using the term "gentlemen", that is usually used in a positive connotation.  In other words, a true gentleman would not have killed all of their deer leaving them with no food.  The plan to kill all the kids ages 12-14 to use for food is the scheme they are referring to, and they are in need of deer, so the first three choices do not work.

C. Swift uses irony when he says the person with whom he discussed his plan is “very worthy” and “a true lover of this country.”

here's some tricks. write on a book that you have read and really enjoyed. first, start by writing down basic event in the book. have your first paragraph be an intro explaining like the author, the reason the book was written if known, and other backround info like that. paragraph two explain what happens in the first few chapters and the signifigance it had. then for paragraph 3, do the same thing but for the middle. i'm pretty sure you get the point for paragraph 4. just rap things up and explain the call to action. for the final paragragh (paragraph 5) , explain your views on the book, the message, ect. tip: something that might is to go onto cliff notes or something and read the anaylisis of each chapter.

some books i recommend;

diary of anne frank

lord of the flies