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Satire Jonathan Swift

Satire Jonathan Swift

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English

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University

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Hard

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Joseph Anderson

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5 Slides • 9 Questions

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Multiple Choice

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The purpose of the passage is most likely to

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describe the cultural landscape in Gulliver’s Travels

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draw a comparison between the fictional world Gulliver experienced and the similar imaginative elements of eighteenth-century London

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point out the superfluous nature of entertainment in Swift’s London

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provide evidence that Swift’s satire is derived from the natural curiosity of European royalty

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Multiple Choice

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In the passage, the author’s overall attitude toward Gulliver’s Travels can best be described as

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generally appreciative

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bitingly sarcastic

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insistently dismissive

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cleverly subversive

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“Scriblerians” (line 16) refers to

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characters in Swift’s novels

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a London-based circle of English authors

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English politicians and aristocrats

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book craftsmen in London

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It can be inferred from the second paragraph that Jonathan Swift was

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a producer of public entertainments

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a painter as well as an author

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a member of the Scriblerians

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a citizen of London

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The stylistic feature most evident in the first two paragraphs (lines 1–20) is the use of

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repeated syntactical patterns

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shifts in tense and person

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didactic analogies and asides

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historical allusions

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Multiple Choice

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In describing miniature people and landscapes in the final paragraph, the author emphasizes their

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size

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transience

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obscurity

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commonness

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The speaker’s tone might best be described as

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dejected but hopeful

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emphatic and insistent

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scholarly and enthusiastic

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erudite and cynical

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The details in lines 46–52 suggest the scene is viewed by which of the following?

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A critical literary scholar

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An impartial anthropologist

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An intrigued visitor

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A struggling writer

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In the final paragraph (lines 37–66), the writer mentions “peepshows” and “moving pictures” primarily to

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suggest that Gulliver’s Travels was purely allegorical in its significance

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illustrate the fascination that Scriblerians had with popular curiosities of the era

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emphasize the influence of popular entertainment on literature

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explain how Swift copied the literary styles and themes of his time

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Click the links and download the pdfs of textbooks that may or may not be pirated in the following 3 slides. Thats piracy and is bad.

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Cracking the AP English Literature & Composition Exam, 2017 -- Princeton Review -- College Test Preparation, 2016 -- Random House Children's Books -- 9781101920176 -- 7d58e6a716f593c9b424d131d39b1058 -- Anna’s Arc.pdf - Google Drive

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Princeton Review AP English Language & Composition Premium -- The Princeton Review -- College Test Preparation, 18, 2023 -- Random House Children's -- 9780593517079 -- d3900ed6294455e0339f2b8efd98c67a -- Anna’s Ar.pdf - Google Drive

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AP English Language and Composition Premium, 2023-2024_ 8 -- George Ehrenhaft -- 2022 -- Barrons Educational Services -- 9781506279343 -- ca4cc658d480fa58c49bbc00bf2ca5b2 -- Anna’s Archive.pdf - Google Drive

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