In English writing, the phrase "a modest proposal" is now conventionally an allusion to this style of straight-faced satire.
ɪn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ, ðə fɹˈeɪz "ɐ mˈɑːdɪst pɹəpˈoʊzəl" ɪz nˈaʊ kənvˈɛnʃənəli ɐn ɐlˈuːʒən tə ðɪs stˈaɪl ʌv stɹˈeɪtfˈeɪsd sˈæɾaɪɚ.