Compare the purpose and characteristics of satire in Pope's "The Rape of the Lock" and Swift's "A Modest Proposal". Which one do you consider more effective and why?

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Baron Trevino

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9 September, 00:11

Compare the purpose and characteristics of satire in Pope's "The Rape of the Lock" and Swift's "A Modest Proposal". Which one do you consider more effective and why?

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Casey Rivers · Answer 1

The Rape of the Lock tells of an unrequited love but behind it is the issue about religion during the 1700's. A Modes Proposal is a blunt attempt to remind everyone of the problem of overpopulation and questionable morality of the people that comes with solving social problems.