Question

When Swift says that the landlords won't mind eating the children because they have "already devoured" the children's parents, which rhetorical technique is he using? A. Metonymy B. Understatement C. Simile D. Sarcasm

Answer 1

sarcasm for apex. got it right.

Answer 2

D. Sarcasm

Step-by-step explanation:

Sarcasm denotes a derision or mockery, closely linked to irony, with a biting almost cruel intent, often hurting the sensitivity of the person receiving it

Satire and Sarcasm were two of the most powerful weapons against injustice and injustice. When Ireland suffered a terrible famine that killed tens of thousands of people, and in the face of the indifference of the English Government, it was Jonathan Swift with his famous "Modest Proposal", a violent accusation disguised as sarcasm, which awakened consciences and made the policy of abandonment in relation to the suffering Irish people.