" Voltaire criticizes his contemporary society through his characters."

Use of Language

"The language shows Candide’s progress towards maturity. In the beginning of the novel the reader finds compact, colorful and crisp sentences as Candide, the hero rushes through life. Later Voltaire adopts a calm and reflective style analogous to Candide’s mental development. Voltaire makes fun of the language of shallow philosophers who use a jargon of words and do not present anything worthwhile. "

hy·per·bo·le 

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   exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
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4. The description of the castle of Thunder-ten-tronckh, the "most magnificent and most agreeable of all possible castles," ruled by a most powerful lord

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   "the baroness is the best of all baronesses"

   
   
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   "Cunegonde is a most perfect beauty"

   
   

8. "Dr. Pangloss is the wisest possible philosopher"

Novella

A novella generally features fewer conflicts than a novel, yet more complicated ones than a short story. 

The conflicts also have more time to develop than in short stories. 

Unlike novels, they are usually not divided into chapters, and are often intended to be read at a single sitting, as the short story, although white space is often used to divide the sections. 

pic·a·resque adjective

1.

pertaining to, characteristic of, or characterized by a form of prose fiction, originally developed in Spain

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Philosophical fiction

Philosophical fiction refers to works of fiction in which a significant proportion of the work is devoted to a discussion of the sort of questions normally addressed in discursive philosophy.

sat·ire

ˈsaˌtīre/

noun

1. 1.

   the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

Transitions

Transitions between paragraphs can  reveal what lye's next, here we will discuss "The Structure".

Structure in a Book

What is structure?

The structure of a book is how the book is set up or written. The separate chapters, headings, subtitles, index, the order of information, etc.