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Many people go through life experiencing at one time or another "getting made fun of", however not many people would think of an author writing entire stories "making fun of" or using satire. Colonial authors explored different aspects of writing, but the theme that seems most present and persistent in the authors of the Chesapeake region is satire. Satire is a type or style of writing that was used in the seventeenth and eighteenth century, which criticizes and mocks its subject. Some good examples of authors that used this style of writing are Ebenezer Cook and William Byrd. To better understand satire I will define satire, tell how the authors use satire, and why they choose to use satire.
"Satire is a literary technique of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject (individuals, organizations, states) often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change" (Wikipedia). Although satire does not necessarily have to be funny, it often exaggerates things to the......

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