EN 3193 Lecture Notes - Jonathan Swift
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King of england, george i emperor of lilliput ) Lord townsend, whig secretary of state reldersal. 2 archaic derogatory religious fervor supposedly resulting directly from divine inspiration, typically involving speaking in tongues and wild, uncoordinated movements of the body. Origin early 17th cent. ( in sense 2) : from french enthousiasme, or via late latin from greek enthousiasmos, from enthous possessed by a god, inspired" (based on theos god" ). Three types of irony: verbal sarcasm, structural irony within the structure.
