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 Literary Device: Oxymoron Text: "They entered a very modest house, for the door was merely of silver and the panelling in the apartments merely of gold, though so tastefully fashioned that the most opulent of workmanship could not have surpassed it. To be sure, the antechamber was encrusted with mere rubies and emeralds; but the skill with which everything was arranged more than justified its bare simplicity." (pg46) Context:In El Dorado, Candide took Cacambo to an old man's house. Explanation of literary device: Voltaire introduces the old man's house as modest. But if it is modest, it shouldn't be covered with silver or gold. Also, it shouldn't be encrusted with jewels. The ideas are the opposite, making the text an oxymoron. What is Voltaire satirizing by the use of this device? Voltaire is satirizing the leaders or society. People who are respected and seen as role models are not all innocent. Voltaire portrayed them as people who just acted modest. The truth is that they were extremely corrupted Contributor: Joanna

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 * Literary Device**: Irony
 * Text**: "'We are all of us priests. The King and the heads of each family sing solemn hymns of thanksgiving every morning, to the accompaniment of five or six thousand musicians.' - 'What! You have no monks instructing and disputing, and governing and intriguing, and having everyone burned alive who is not of their opinion?' - 'We would have to be foolish indeed,' said the old man. 'Everyone here is of the same mind,and we cannot imagine what you mean by this talk of monks.'" (pg.47)
 * Context**: In El Dorado, Candide is talking with an old man who says that there are only priests but no monks here.
 * Explanation of literary device**: El Dorado doesn't have Buddhism so everyone is believing in the same religion, Christianity. It is irony that nobody disagrees with Christianity and nobody is thinking that this is weird.
 * What is Voltaire satirizing by the use of this device?**: Voltaire is satirizing the Christianity. I think he wants to tell something like Christians make everyone to believe in Christianity and do not accept other religions like Buddhism.
 * Contributor**: Stella Yun


 * Literary Device**: Irony
 * Text**: "My child, give thanks to our fetishes, and worship them always, for they will make your life happy; you have the honour to be a slave to our white masters, and therefore you are making the fortune of your father and mother." (pg.52)
 * Context**: The nigro was sold to be a slave and his mother told that his life will be happy if he goes there.
 * Explanation of literary device**: It is an irony because the nigro was going to be a 'slave'. His arms and legs are cut now and nothing happy happened to him after being sold to Vanderdendur.
 * What is Voltaire satirizing by the use of this device?**: I think Voltaire is satirizing the slavery that made many slaves like the nigro live a harsh life.
 * Contributor**: Stella Yun