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Question 1) What do you think Swift is satirizing in describing the Land of the Houyhnms? What is Swift''s view of the Yahoos? Who are the Yahoos? Give specific examples.
Question 2) Why do you think that satire is popular in the Age of Enlightenment? You may want to refer to the Course Notes.
Question 3) In "A Modest Proposal," he suggests that the solution to the problem is killing children and eating them. This proposal is absurd; however, he uses this absurd proposal to highlight problems in Ireland.What are some of these problems? Why does this satire and use of irony and absurd solution work to heighten the problems? You may want to see the Course Notes.
Question 4) In Pope''s "Essay on Man," he suggests that "Whatever is, is Right." How does this relate to the Age of Enlightenment?
Question 5) In The Rape of the Lock, Pope writes a mock epic. Why is it a mock epic? Explain how Pope is satirizing the trivial and frivolous lifestyle of the upper class 18th Century British in The Rape of the Lock?
Question 6) Focus on any character, idea, event, or symbol related to the assigned readings that you would like to discuss.
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