How is a Modern Proposal by Jonathon Swift satire?
A Modern Proposal by Jonathan Swift is a satire because he gives his personal opinion on an issue, in this case poverty in Ireland, while seeming to support the opposing side. He proposes cannibalism as a cure for the poverty, a satirical suggestion.
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