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    occurring in this commercial‚ an Antithesis in the Reversal operation‚ a Hyperbole in the Substitution and both Metaphor and Resonance in the Destabilization operation (see appendix 1). The Antithesis is represented by "Little bottle‚ big flavour" written in the bottom of the advertisement and according to McQuarrie‚ E.F. & Mick‚ D.G. (1996). it is the incorporation of binary opposites in a phrase (see appendix 2). The Hyperbole is an exaggerated or extreme claim. The sentence "Beware the heat" is

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    February 18‚ 2012 ENGL 216-B03 Jonathan Swift was an author during the eighteenth century also known as the “Age of Enlightenment”. Swift is well known for his use of satire and irony in his literary works. His essay “A Modest Proposal” has became known as one of the greatest satirical works in literature. In this essay‚ Swift proposes that the Irish begin using cannibalism as a means to overcome their poverty and deplorable living conditions. Although Swift’s recommendation of pursuing cannibalism

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    spotlight. He has always had the media at his disposal. Where he went‚ the media followed and fought to be the first to capture his controversial speeches. This strategy worked to promote his campaign and Trump used it well. He calls this a “truthful hyperbole”. He wrote in his 1987 memoir that he says what the people will agree to and like to hear. He says it is playful exaggeration and a very effective tactic for promotion. (Osnos‚ the new Yorker) Due to free media‚ media which is gained through promotional

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    problems are not confronted‚ they cannot be solved. In their respective essays‚ Jonathan Swift and William F. Buckley‚ Jr. discuss the idea that a society that is apathetic toward its problems cannot advance. In the satire "A Modest Proposal‚" Swift mockingly suggests a "modest" solution to improve the economy and address starvation in Ireland in 1729 because at the time‚ the government had not done anything to solve the dilemma. He proposed that the Irish citizens start selling and eating their own

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    Irish people were being exploited and making their work harder. We see the use of ethical appeal when he says "I shall now therefore humbly propose my own thoughts‚ which I hope will not be liable to the least objection". He is talking as if his proposal is good and logical when its not. He also uses an ethical appeal at the end when he says "I profess in the sincerity of my heart that I have not the least personal interest in endeavoring to promote this necessary work‚ having no other motive than

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    societal problems and provoke change within a culture” (Friedman). One of the world’s best known pieces of satire is Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal. This piece of work aimed to expose the flaws regarding poverty in Ireland and the overwhelming and suffocating influence of the British government and Irish land owners. Swift uses satire to explain his “modest proposal”; in other words‚ he aims to prevent the people of Ireland from viewing children as a burden. In his use of satire‚ Swift places the

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    shows up throughout the video‚ which proves that the producer would like to criticize political correctness in a gentle‚ humorous way. Through the use of hyperbole and situational irony‚ the producer of Satire: PC wants to decline or eliminate the situation of political correctness in the contemporary community due to the

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    In Pillars Of The Earth‚ ironic devices‚ such as‚ dramatic irony and hyperbole‚ occur very often throughout the book due to the transition from character to character and exaggeration. Since Tom Builder met Ellen‚ an outlaw‚ he has felt in somewhat of a trance like stage‚ “She was powerfully attractive‚ but those deep-set‚ intense eyes were intimidating...the spell cast by Ellen had not yet worn off” (52). Tom is fascinated by Ellen and exaggerates that he feels he is under a “spell” cast by her

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    Hyperbole- Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. “I must have told you that a thousand times”(Porter‚ 413). The effect of the hyperbole in “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” is showing that even sick‚ granny still has a quick temper in teaching her kids life lessons. This brings her character more to life as readers realize that before she was sick she was a caring mother who corrected her children often. Understatement- the presentation of something as being smaller

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    How does Jonathan Swift convey ’the marginalised’ in ’A Modest Proposal’? The use of wit‚ sarcastic humour‚ irony‚ and ridicule to criticise and point out faults is used by the renowned author Jonathan Swift to once again‚ enthral the audience and readers with a proposal that is not so very modest. A Modest Proposal is considered by many to be one of the most well written and finest example of satire in world literature. His mere proposal for cannibalism as a method to bring justice and allow the

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