Discovery Education © Discovery Communications, LLC 1 Analysis of "A Modest Proposal" Directions: As you read "A Modest Proposal," respond to the questions below or follow the directions provided. Add your own notes to the essay handout as well, and highlight or underline any phrases or sentences you find particularly effective or important.

1. Paragraphs 1–2: What problem is Swift identifying in the first two paragraphs? Summarize it below.
2. Paragraph 3: What does Swift imply is his goal in writing this proposal?
3. Paragraph 4: Underline the sentence in which Swift first refers to mothers and their babies. What is unusual about his word choice and tone?
4. Paragraph 6: Swift continues his calculations, but what is he now estimating?
5. Paragraph 8: How does this paragraph change your understanding of the essay?
Explain. 6. Paragraph 9: Underline examples of Swift’s continued use of livestock metaphors. Circle the section that satirizes the attitude of the rich toward the p