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What are some examples of satire in the short story Rip Van Winkle ?

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Rip Van Winkle' is a short story that is a satire. The author uses humor, irony and exaggeration in the story. He pokes fun at people who believe everything they read, and mocks Peter Stuyvesant and the American colonists after the revolution.

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