Question

In this excerpt from "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift, which rhetorical technique does the author use when he discusses the plight of the labor class?

And as to the young labourers, they are now in almost as hopeful a condition. They cannot get work, and consequently pine away from want of nourishment, to a degree, that if at any time they are accidentally hired to common labour, they have not strength to perform it, and thus the country and themselves are happily delivered from the evils to come.

Answer 1

In this excerpt from "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift, which rhetorical technique does the author use when he discusses the plight of the labor class?

Explanation:

"A Modest Proposal"  employs sarcasm to shed light on serious issues such as unemployment. Swift contends that the young laborers are almost in a hopeful condition.

They can not get work and they suffer from a lack of nourishment. He further goes on to say that even if they were hired, they would not have the strength to work. Finally, he asserts, the country and themselves are happily delivered from the evils to come.

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