ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

EARLY BRITISH LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The greatest flaw in the “modest proposal” is that itignores
A
Logic
B
Political reality
C
Human values
D
The consequences
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He is least concerned with the problem of violent crime and the only flaw of the modest proposal is that it ignored human values.

Detailed explanation-2: -Swift wrote A Modest Proposal to point out these problems and to shock people into doing something about them. In the essay, Swift offers a satirical solution to the problem of Irish poverty and oppression.

Detailed explanation-3: -A Modest Proposal Purpose The purpose of this satire is to ridicule the politicians, elites, and landowners who do not see the poor Irish as a problem of human misery and suffering, but rather as an inconvenience.

Detailed explanation-4: -Modest is an adjective meaning reasonable or humble. It is used ironically in the title of “A Modest Proposal” because the proposal is actually outrageous. The phrase a modest proposal is often used to suggest something in jest in order to point out a problem by pushing it to its logical extreme.

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