Swift's satirical style is sharper and bolder than Pope's.
Pope's satire is often written in the form of banter or a light-hearted style, lulling the reader into a false sense of complacency with the ridiculed subject.
Swift's satirical style is sharper and bolder than Pope's. While Pope's could be considered gently chiding and subversively mocking, Swift tended towards the outrageous and shocking. His work, A Modest Proposal, is an excellent example of his propensity towards biting, scathing satire.
