The point Swift wants to make in the passage is that the wealthy exploit the poor and make them poorer, and he uses satire as further explained below.
What is satire?
Satire is a criticism directed at society's problems and made through the use of humor, sarcasm, irony, and exaggeration. "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift is probably one of the most famous examples of satire in literature.
In the passage we are analyzing here, Swift uses satire to make the point that the wealthy, especially landlords and the clergy, are the ones exploiting the poor in Ireland and making them even poorer.
Some phrases of the passage that function as evidence to Swift's point are:
- "Of teaching landlords to have at least one degree of mercy..."
- "Of learning to love our country..."
- "Of putting a spirit of honesty..."
The satire in the text consists especially of the use of sarcasm and irony. Swift pretends to blame the poor for their own misery at first, but then attacks the wealthy.
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