Jonathan swift's novel gulliver's travels is a satire on politics and the foolishness of society. in this excerpt, swift talks about the behavior of political hopefuls in the imaginary kingdom of lilliput. which parts of the excerpt bring out its satiric tone? 1"wherein they exceed all nations i have known, both for dexterity and madnificence" 2"i was diverted with none so much as that of the rope-dancers, performed upon a slender white thread, extended about two feet, and twelve inches from the ground"3"they are trained in this art from their youth, and are not always of noble birth, or liberal education. when a great office is vacant, either by death or disgrace (which often happens) five or six of those candidates petition the emperor to entertain his majesty and the court with a dance on the rope; and whoever jumps the highest, without falling, succeeds in the office. very often the chief ministers themselves are commanded to show their skill, and to convince the emperor that they have not lost their faculty"4"i have seen him do the summerset several times together, upon a trencher fixed on a rope which is no thicker than a common packthread in england"5"my friend reldresal, principal secretary for private affairs, in, in my opinion, if i am not partial, the second after the treasurer; the rest of the great officers are much upon a par" 1, 3, 5