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 * Literary Device**: irony
 * Text**: "'Oh, whatever you like!' said Candide. 'In which case no one is happy but me, when I see Mademoiselle Cunegonde again.' - 'One always does well to hope,' said Martin."
 * Context**: When Candide and Martin visit the Pococurante, he (Pococurante) replies very grimly and unfavorably to all of the questions that were thrown at him suggesting very good pieces of literary work. After this unexpected confrontation, Candide and Martin have a brief, but heated discussion on the topic of whether this man (Pococurante) is the happiest of all men. In which, the final remark was made by Martin, thus stated above, which marks the conclusion of the argument.
 * Explanation of literary device**: It is irony because considering the context, Martin is always against Candide's words and it is seemingly very unlikely of a Manichian such as Martin to agree, in the end, with Candide.
 * What is Voltaire satirizing by the use of this device?** By using this literary device, Voltaire is satirizing the strong in belief in hope, which in people's minds, would be the solution to any hardships in daily life.
 * Contributor**: Taeyoon Kim


 * Literary Device**: understatement
 * Text**: "'What a lot of plays there are!' said Candide. 'In Italian, Spanish, French!' - 'Yes,' said the Senator, 'three thousand of them, and not three dozen decent ones.'"
 * Context**: Candide and Martin go to visit the Pococurante, who lives daily with the idea of total disdain towards the books that're situated within his enormous library, which, on the other hand, a majority fascinates Candide. This excerpt from the scene is just one of the grim replies of the Senator as Candide lauds numerous plays.
 * Explanation of literary device**: It is understatement because to Candide's exclamation, the Senator agrees by saying "Yes," however in the second part of his sentence, he deliberately changes the expected remark of compromise by answering that he has in his property, quite a lot of plays written in various languages, in which only a handful are of great interest to him.
 * What is Voltaire satirizing by the use of this device?** Voltaire is satirizing how noblemen had in their possession numerous quantities of literary works that truthfully did not live up to their titles or were actually just for display.
 * Contributor**: Taeyoon Kim


 * Literary Device**: Irony
 * Text**: "Dogs, monkeys, and parrots are a thousand times less miserable than we are; the Dutch fetishes who converted me to their religion tell me every Sunday.../whites and blacks alike." (Page 52)
 * Context**: When the black slave is talking with Candide and Martin how much his suffering.
 * Explanation of literary device**: This quote is an example of irony because the slave, who, according to Cristian beliefs is an equal human with everyone else. But in reality he is being mistreated so badly that he is worse than animals.
 * What is Voltaire satirizing by the use of this device?** Voltaire is satirizing the Inquisition's brutal treatment of people.
 * Contributor**: Peter Kim


 * Literary Device**: Irony
 * Text**: "Since he had an enormous diamond on his finger, .... he soon had by his side two doctors whom he had not sent for." (Page 60)
 * Context**: When Candide is sick and two doctors come trying to fix his illness.
 * Explanation of literary device**: This quote is an example of ironiy because although it may seem very kind for two doctors to suddenly begin to help Candide without him even asking, in reality the two doctors are only doing it because of the wealth that Candide has, I doubt they really have concern for Candide's health.
 * What is Voltaire satirizing by the use of this device?** Voltaire is satirizing that many people in this world are greedy, and that money is in many cases the true motivation for many actions.
 * Contributor**: Peter Kim