Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Assignment 7- A Modest Proposal

Objective: I will learn to recognize verbal irony.
Verbal irony is saying the opposite of what you mean.
Read A Modest Proposal page 613.
1.  Why is the title an example of verbal irony?
2.  Imagine that you are the editor of an 18th century newspaper.  To help your staff decide whether to print this story, write an email in which you list the pros and cons of publishing it.

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