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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.)


 * Literary Device**: irony
 * Text**: "He asked who was the fat man, who had just been so ceremoniously despatched." (Voltaire 23 pg69)
 * Context**:Candide and Martin just saw the merciless execution of the admiral when they landed in England.
 * Explanation of literary device**: It is irony because usually when someone gets dispatched, it is done in a more serious and moody way. However, this quote uses "ceremoniously" which usually goes with festival and a happy event.
 * What is Voltaire satirizing by the use of this device?** Voltaire is satirizing that England has killed admirals or generals in order to force the people to fight harder. He is implying that since England has executed people ceremoniously, it shows how merciless they are.
 * Contributor**: Katie


 * Literary Device**: irony
 * Text**: "Martin continued with his relentless proofs that there is little virtue and no happiness on earth, except perhaps Eldorado, where no one can ever go" (Volatire 24 pg 71)
 * Context**: Candide was depressed because Cunegonde and Cacambo still weren't at Venice. Martin tells him to forget about them.
 * Explanation of literary device**: It is ironic because previously, Candide and his group visited Eldorado. However, Martin now states that Eldorado is a place where no one can go. Even though they have visited the place, they can't go back since Eldorado does not exists in this world. Also, Martin is basically saying that there are no happiness and lacks virtue in this world because even thought he says Eldorado has the happiness and virtue, it is a non-existing place.
 * What is Voltaire satirizing by the use of this device?** Voltaire is satirizing that there are no happiness and virtue in this world because Eldorado is not a real place and no one can go there since it does not exists in this world.
 * Contributor**: Katie

**Literary Device**: Irony **Text**: page 51 "The slave had no left left and no right hand." **Context**: Candide hears about how badly the slaves are treated **Explanation of literary device** :It is an irony because slaves are meant to work and earn money, however if the hand and leg is cut off i believed for sure there will be less work could be done, which means less money to earn. **What is Voltaire satirizing by the use of this device?** I think Voltaire is trying to show that this is not the best of all possible worlds, that sometimes people make a foolish decision **Contributor** : hyeun jin jin

**Literary Device** : simile **Text**: page 64 "Like poets " **Context**: without ones characters seeming to speak like poets. **Explanation of literary device**. Simile is when you compare a subject to another by using the word like or as and in this case the character is compared to the poets. **What is Voltaire satirizing by the use of this device?** satirizing the character's characteristics, comparing it to the poets
 * Contributor** : hyeun jin jin