Compare and Contrast EssayMark Twain is known as a genius for his writing, comedy, and satirical genius. He demonstrates this effectively with his excellent use of the satirical technique of reversal in “The War Prayer” and the satirical technique of incongruous juxtaposition in “The Political Candidate”. Twain also effectively uses imagery and satirizes the audience's naivety to convey his thoughts and feelings about the Church in "The War Prayer" and his tone on politics in "The Presidential Candidate." In “The War Prayer,” Twain uses multiple satirical devices effectively. A common similarity between “The War Prayer” and “The Political Candidate” is the expertise used to satirize the naivety of their respected audiences. Twain satirizes the naivety of church goers; he does this by asking the old man to provide indisputable proof that while praying for the success of their own troops, they are praying for the failure, death and massacre of the opposing side's soldiers, after the old man informs the faithful of the church of what. they do the old man is...