Read this excerpt from "A Modest Proposal":

The poorer tenants will have something valuable of their

own, which by law may be made liable to distress, and help

to pay their landlord's rent, their corn and cattle being

already seized, and money a thing unknown.

Based on this satirical excerpt, what is most likely to be true about the

author?

A. He feels laws affecting tenants are not strict enough.

B. He doubts that most tenants attempt to pay their rent on time.

C. He thinks that objects of value complicate the lives of tenants.

D. He believes landlords take advantage of their tenants.

Based on this satirical excerpt, the thing which is most likely to be true about the author is D. He believes landlords take advantage of their tenants.

What is Satire?

This refers to the figure of speech which makes mockery of social situations by making use of hyperbole, sarcasm and other literary elements to show how ridiculous the situation is.

With this in mind, we can see that satire is used in the excerpt to show the exploitation of the landlords of the landlords and how they had to use corns and cattle to settle debt.

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