... satiric masterpiece because it contains many examples of brilliant, serious, and amusing satire. Gulliver's Travels is a satire that not only tells an imaginative story, but also explains the background of the English history. Jonathon Swift pokes fun at many things in this book, especially the British royalty. While ... the smaller end. This doesn't seem like a big deal, but in Lilliput, the rebels were sentenced to death. "The people so highly resented this law, that our histories tell us there have been six rebellions raised on that account; wherein one emperor lost his life, and ano...

• Word Count: 946
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School