Athird figure of speech twain uses to good effect is personification. when you represent a thing, quality, or idea as if it were a human person, you are using personification. familiar examples are mother nature, jack frost, and uncle sam. this story contains good examples of personification in the description of andrew jackson, the dog, and dan'l webster, the frog. both are given some human qualities.

list one example from the descriptions of these animals that shows them to be human, at least in simon wheeler's opinion.

Read the excerpt from "a modest proposal." the poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own, which by law may be made liable to a distress, and to pay their landlord's rent, their corn and cattle being already seized, and money a thing unknown. which statement effectively uses a quotation to show that swift claims that the poor will also benefit from his proposal? “swift writes that poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own, which by law may be made liable to a distress.” swift writes that poorer tenants will finally have something to pay their landlord’s rent since they have neither money nor trade. swift writes that poorer tenants will have something to trade for rent since “their corn and cattle” have already been seized. swift writes that “poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own” that can “ to pay their landlord’s rent.”

Which best expresses the irony present in this passage?

What is the best way to brainstorm ideas for an argumentative essay? generate ideas for both sides of the argument compile a list of possible sources for the topic list descriptive details that illustrate the main argument craft a strong thesis statement that is the focus of the essay