Jonathan Swift choose a satirical essay to address the issues of Ireland's poor in A Modest Proposal. Why?

A. Satirical works of literature were gaining popularity across Great Britain and other European countries during the eighteenth century.

B. Swifts earlier attempts at nonsatirical essays and speeches had failed to elicit a response from the government.

C. Publishing reforms made it difficult to publish essays or articles about poverty unless they were concealed as satire.

D. Swift had been imprisoned in the past for writing essays that directly blamed England for Irelands sufferings.

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Armando Contreras

Biology

21 May, 21:13

Jonathan Swift choose a satirical essay to address the issues of Ireland's poor in A Modest Proposal. Why?

A. Satirical works of literature were gaining popularity across Great Britain and other European countries during the eighteenth century.

B. Swifts earlier attempts at nonsatirical essays and speeches had failed to elicit a response from the government.

C. Publishing reforms made it difficult to publish essays or articles about poverty unless they were concealed as satire.

D. Swift had been imprisoned in the past for writing essays that directly blamed England for Irelands sufferings.

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Jacey Meyer · Answer 1

Out of the choices given, the reason why Jonathan Swift chose a satirical essay to address the issues was because his earlier attempts at a nonsatirical essay and speeches had failed to elicit a response from the government.