What poetic device is the author using in this line from "The Correct Spelling of Father?"
"... it looked something like this: breastfeeding with one arm, phone on the shoulder,
cooking with the other arm, and cleaning with one leg, tying sneakers with their
teeth."

rm, and cleaning with one leg, tying sneakers with their

Explanation:

ct Spelling of

Father?"

c is a symbol. when bernice gets her hair cut, it is the authors way of showing the affects and demands of pier pressure and the over-all attitudes of people at the time.

the anecdote makes readers feel sorry for the man’s lack of heritage, then reminds readers that the man has an equally valuable heritage.