Which statement effectively uses a quotation to show that Swift is criticizing landlords?
Swift writes about both “landlords” and “parents.”
Swift believes that landlords are exploiting their poor tenants.
According to Swift, “this food will be somewhat dear.”
Swift describes how landlords have “devoured most of the parents.”

Swift describes how landlords have "devoured most of the parents"

Explanation:

In A Modest Proposal, Swift's satirical essay, the author discusses all the hardships that Ireland faces under British rule. Parents cannot make ends meet in order to feed their children. As a solution, the author presents an idea that parents should sell their children as food to rich landowners in England. These landowners have already "devoured" the parents by denying them their rights and diminishing them.

The statement that effectively uses a quotation to show that Swift is criticizing landlords is: Swift describes how landlords have “devoured most of the parents.”

A quotation is the direct words of the speaker encased in quotation marks. The words by swift that show his criticism of landlords should contain the criticisms enclosed in quotation marks.

The option that shows this characteristic is option D. It shows the exploitation of the people by the landlords.

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