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When Jonathan Swift says that his proposal is "solid and real, of no expense and little trouble" he is using

A. Paradox
B. Imagery
C. parallelism
D. verbal irony

I Chose D. Verbal Irony. Am I Correct?

I don't think so.

Yes, you are correct. Jonathan Swift's statement that his proposal is "solid and real, of no expense and little trouble" is an example of verbal irony. Verbal irony occurs when someone says something that is the opposite of what they mean. In this case, Swift is being ironic by describing his proposal as "solid and real" when in reality it is a satirical solution to a serious problem. The proposal in Swift's essay, "A Modest Proposal," suggests that the poor should sell their children as food to the wealthy, which is obviously not a serious or practical solution.