Question

Identify examples of understatement and exaggeration in paragraphs 17 and 19. What effect do these satirical devices have on the reader

Answer 1

Explanation:

containing or using satire............

Answer 2

Answer:

1. An example of understatement is found in the title that reads, "Swift's proposal is anything but modest."

Explanation:

2. The second example of understatement is when he says, "After all, I am not so violently bent upon my own opinion as to reject any other proposed by wise men."

It shows that understatement can be easily interpreted as innocent, easy, and cheap.