PPT-A Modest Proposal: Tone

By Derrek ElgartenIsabella the Enlightened Marquis Aquino Sarah Markowitz ʖ Tone The literary compound of composition which shows the attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience in a literary piece. brPage 1br MODEST COY RESERVED ATTRACTING OR DEMANDING EM UR Jonathan . Swift’s ‘A Modest Proposal’ coupled with a brief rhetorical imitation . By . Welsford. Scott Bishopric . College Writing. Professor . Hlavaty. A Modest Imitation. Swifts’ ‘A Modest Proposal’. Jonathan swift – 1729 – background & breakdown. History. Anglo-Irish satirist (born in Dublin, English parents, returns to England due to political troubles) . This . was written during the “The Age of Reason” – the enlightenment. . “A . Modest Proposal" is an essay that uses satire to make its point. . A satire is a literary work that attacks or pokes fun at vices, abuses, stupidity, and/or any other fault or imperfection.. Satire may make the reader laugh at, or feel disgust for, the person or thing satirized. . Amanda, Brendan, Hannah, Reid, Tori. What is Logos?. Logos is an appeal to logic, and is a way of persuading an audience by reason. . Historical Background . Growing up in both England and Ireland, Jonathan Swift was able to experience both the views of the English and the Irish, including their feelings toward each other.. 1 Timothy 2:9-10. The Command for Modest Apparel. 1 Timothy 2:9-10. Adorn . – . kosmeo. ̄ – to put in proper order, i.e. . decorate.. Modest . – . kosmios. – orderly, i.e. decorous: — of good behavior, . By Jonathon Swift. 1. The . Problem (question 2). “It . is a melancholy object to those who walk through…the streets…crowded with beggars of the female sex, followed by three, four or six children, all in rags and importuning every passenger for an alms. By: Julia Beggel, Chloe Arcelli, Morgan Sirota and Kara Haggerty. About Jonathan SWift . Swift lived in both Ireland and England throughout his life, giving him a unique perspective on the issues presented within his piece “A Modest Proposal.”. p. 801. 1. st. Period: Reading Quiz. List some of the details of life in Ireland that the essay revealed. In one sentence “summarize” the proposal. Who are the major targets of Swift’s proposal?. author’s attitude toward the writing . (his characters, the situation) and the readers. A work of writing can have more than one tone. An example of tone could be both serious and humorous. Tone is set by the setting, choice of vocabulary and other details. . author’s attitude toward the writing . (his characters, the situation) and the readers. A work of writing can have more than one tone. An example of tone could be both serious and humorous. Tone is set by the setting, choice of vocabulary and other details. . . . syn. : insular; dogmatic. . ant: tolerant. . . . Peregrination. Travel by walking. . syn. : trekking; exploration. Whitacre. I. Modesty in the Garden. 1 Tim. 2:9. “In . like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel. ,…”. Gen. 3:21. Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.. Usually Shown through word choice (diction) and their viewpoint. Examples: formal, informal, serious, ironic, cheerful, nostalgic, sad, comic, angry, . gloomy, positive. Helps Establish the . mood. of the text, how the Reader should respond.