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Literary Devices in //Candide// - Why? To Create Satire!

Identify the following literary devices in Candide: allusion, hyperbole, irony, parody, oxymoron, understatement, juxtaposition (See the Candide page for definitions and examples of the devices.)

Satirize:Homework

Your group needs **TWO examples PER PERSON** from your assigned section.


 * Literary Device**: Hyperbole
 * Text**: For my money, nothing is more god-like then Los Padres, who make war in this part of world against the kings of Spain and Portugal... Ch 14
 * Context**: Cacambo is talking about the Los Padres, and their almost "magical" ability.
 * Explanation of literary device**: The Los Padres definitly do not have god-like abilities therefore it is a hyperbole.
 * What is Voltaire satirizing by the use of this device?** He is satirizing that fighting skills are considered god-like.
 * Contributo**:Joon Song


 * Literary Device**: irony
 * Text**: When the meal was finished, Cacambo assumbed, as did Candide, that they would amply pay their share of the bill by tossing up the large pieces of gold they had picked up; but the landlord and landlady burst into a fit of laughter...
 * Context**: They mistakenly pay for their food.
 * Explanation of literary device**: This is ironic because just when all hope seemed lost, they suddenly come to the magical place of Eldorado.
 * What is Voltaire satirizing by the use of this device?** He is satirizing of how the world can change in a blink of an eye.
 * Contributor**: Joon Song