Which are the elements satire in the modest proposal?

In "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift, the elements of satire include using irony and exaggeration to criticize the British government's treatment of the poor in Ireland. Swift's proposal to solve poverty by selling infants as food is meant to highlight the absurdity of the economic and social conditions of the time. Additionally, the pamphlet also satirizes the attitudes of the wealthy towards the poor and their lack of empathy.