Can anyone help? A Modest Proposal
VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT
DIRECTIONS: Write vocabulary words from the Word Box in the appropriate
blanks. Not all words will be used.
Word Box
sustenance
glutted
deference
scrupulous
censure
In "A Modest Proposal," Swift uses verbal irony to
(1)
the way England ignores Irish poverty.
Swift pretends to offer a suitable answer to the problem, but the
(2)
he suggests is shocking. Pointing out that
poor Irish people fill the streets everywhere one goes, Swift observes that
they have (3)
the kingdom with children. Irish
families who have a hard time providing their families with food are forced
to beg for their (4)
Swift pretends to show
(5)
for those who would profit from his plan,
but his use of irony reveals his true feeling of disqust.
expedient
digressed
procure
brevity
animosities

The town should regulate the height of buildings allowed on main street. this would be categorized as a: a. claim of fact. b. claim of policy. c. claim of cause and effect. d. claim of definition.

"where are you taking me? " the car hesitated, or rather gave a faint whirring click, as if information, somewhere, was dropping card by punch- slotted card under electric eyes. "to the psychiatric center for research on regressive tendencies." he got in. the door shut with a soft thud. the police car rolled through the night avenues, flashing its dim lights ahead. which statement best describes the intended aesthetic impact of this excerpt? o a. by showing leonard obeying the police car, the author reinforces the theme of surrendering one s individuality. o b. by relating the way the car responds, the author underscores the theme of the dangers of a mechanized of society o c. by having leonard, a seemingly normal person, taken to a psychiatric center, the author injects irony, leaving the reader surprised o d. by showing leonard communicating with another person, the author satisfies his need for human contact, leaving the reader hopeful

What is the narrators main conflict in this passage