... able to address many issues which he feels are of importance. Although they are very different works, the poem "A Description of a City Shower- and the novel Gulliver's Travels are examples of Swift's satire at its best. "A Description of a City Shower- discusses the problems that occur when it rains in London. Each stanza describes a different part of the storm, starting from the very first signs ... and turnip tops, come tumbling down the flood- (61-63). These three lines describe the dirtiness of the city, pointing out the negative aspects of London and showing that the city is dirty,...

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• Grade Level: High School