This is a hyperbole because the books are exaggerated. Out of three thousand (a huge number) books, not three (a small number) of them are decent.
Voltaire satirized novels that were written with not much purpose to make the world better.
This is a hyperbole mainly because of the word interminable. Interminable is usually used hyperbolically. Besides, this is exaggerated. Nothing can be endless. Also, the word barbarian was humorous and exaggerated.
Voltaire satirized authors who wrote religious books that were close to nonsense. Voltaire wanted people to be more logical and enlightened. He wanted people to get out of the world where heaven and hell belief was strong and everything was based on religion.
This is an allusion because it makes a true historic belief about Venice.
Voltaire added this because he wanted to show that this world was not the best to the poor. He showed that people who had money could be accepted highly anywhere in the world. Voltaire satirized the optimistic belief that the world was the best because that was not true. There were social class differences. Venice was for the nobility only, not to the poor. Voltaire satirized Venice a bit as well for they only accepted the nobility.
This is an example of allusion because there is satire and a reference to a historic fact. The war between France and England was true.
Voltaire satirized the belief that this world was the best. That was wrong because a place with war and avarice was not at all the best place to be.
This is an example of allusion because it refers to a historic event or thing. An auto-da-fé is real and did take place. Also, this was part of Voltaire's satire.
Voltaire satirized that this world was not the best because you could be burned alive.
This is irony because it was an event that we would never expect. Most of the people would expect the two women to be glad for the help and cry for happiness. However, the women cried for sorrow and loved the apes, than hating them. Our expectation of the women being happy from the rescue was different from the reality, which was being sad. Who would be happy to mate with monkeys?
Voltaire satirized women who dated unusual people. An example might be a 20 year old marrying a 90 year old grandpa. The two do not match. Instead of men, he replaced with monkeys because mating an animal is absurd and nonsense. So, he satirized women who went out with someone that did not match them at all and unusual. He wanted to write down the unbelievable marriage, or the couples that make wonder, "Why would he/she ever marry him/her?".
This is irony because the events that you expected were different to what the reality was. Besides, each coincidental event was unlikely to happen. We all expected Pangloss to be dead for he was hanged, but the reality was wrong. Pangloss survived. The rain was too strong for fire lit up and the rope got wet and hard to knot it. Then, almost being dissected, the wife came down, urging her husband not to dissect people. Again, expectations and reality were different, thus being an ironic.
Voltaire mainly satirized the non-logical people who were still caught by their religious belief, such as jinx and things like the devil taking up permanent residence in those people. He wanted people to think more logically, thus being enlightened. Voltaire felt sad to those people who believed daily events were based on religion, not their actions. Due to the stupid belief, his husband was enable to dissect. Also, some people had to live their life accordingly to their religious belief; he wanted change because he was annoyed by those people. Voltaire also satirized that optimists like Pangloss still existed in the world. He was telling people to be aware of surviving optimists out in the world.
This is parody to Gulliver Adventures because it followed similar events (a gullible character, Candide and Gulliver, going through many adventures with misfortunes), but with a lot more humor.
Voltaire was satirizing the optimists. He was showing that optimists, who were gullible, could face troubles and misfortunes. So, do not be optimists. Voltaire was annoyed by ignorant optimists.
Pangloss is a parody of all of the philosophers at that time who spoke nothing, thus giving no effect to the world and change nothing. There is also humor because the words "greatest of philosophers" was sarcastic, meaning the greatest of all bad philosophers.
Voltaire satirized philosophers who gave no significance of their purpose in the world. Voltaire wanted to satirize optimists and show that people like Pangloss should not exist.
This is a parody of Romeo and Juliet where there were two lovers, but with humor. The old woman was like the nurse and Candide like Romeo.
Voltaire satirized the fact that this world was best because Candide and Cunégonde would soon disunite again and misfortunes that await Candide. He wanted to show that the world was the worst.
This is an oxymoron because you cannot feel joy when you die. They are contradictory terms.
Voltaire satirized that this world was not the best because there were misfortunes that make people want to die. Also, this showed that such separation between Cunégonde and Candide was crucial that Candide would rather die of joy with her.
This is an oxymoron because the words contradict. Metaphysico-theologico-cosmo may be a study of something, but after these studies are said, there is the nigology part. Nigology means the study of nothing. How can you be someone who studies metaphysico-theologico-cosmo and study nothing?
Voltaire wanted to satire the nonsense optimist like Pangloss who gave no significant change to the society or even make the society better. He wanted to show that optimists like Pangloss were full of words, but had no meaning, thus showing how absurd optimists were. Voltaire wanted to show us not to learn from people like Pangloss because they talk nonsense.
This is an understatement because Pococuranté understated the the beautiful music as 'sort of noise'.
Voltaire satirized the modern music that time for being not amusing and difficult to play.
This is an understatement because Pococuranté understated the story of Troy as boredom, whereas in reality it is one of the best stories up to date.
Voltaire satirized that myths like Troy were insignificant in changing the world and had no meaning, thus boring people. Myths were like make believes.
This is example of understatement because the Aeneid was an excellent book, but was referred as a fine book. Fine does not mean excellent. It just means okay.
Voltaire satirized that the world was not the best because there were people like Pococuranté (person with no interest in something) who make the world look bad. People like Pococuranté sometimes stuns others. Also, the quote showed that the book had no big meaning or change to make the world better but only fun, thus claiming as fine.