Question

why did swift title his work \a modest proposal\?

a. its irony is meant to make the reader angry and look to other proposals of the day to come up with a solution.
b. its irony forces the reader to see that the problem is not social but political.
c. its irony allows the reader to consider the narrators idea as valid and beneficial for ireland.
d. its irony helps the reader understand that such an idea is not acceptable and isnt meant to be taken seriously.

Explanation:

Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal uses extreme irony. The "proposal" (eating children) is so outrageous that the irony makes readers realize it's not a real, acceptable solution. This helps them understand the satire and the real issues Swift is critiquing (like poverty and British exploitation of Ireland).

• Option A: The irony isn't mainly to make readers angry to look at other proposals. The focus is on showing the absurdity of the "proposal" itself.
• Option B: The problem addressed (like poverty) has social and political aspects. The title's irony doesn't specifically force a "political - only" view.
• Option C: The narrator's idea (eating children) is clearly not valid or beneficial. The irony is to show the opposite.

Answer:

D. Its irony helps the reader understand that such an idea is not acceptable and isn't meant to be taken seriously.