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Sweet Potato Pie By Eugenia Collier Literary Devices

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Eugenia Collier uses several different literary devices to develop the theme of the short story “Sweet Potato Pie". First of all the author showed characterization; for example, Charley made toys for the younger children; read ghost stories. “I remember the way Charley used to widdle use toys out of wood”. This is one of the many ways Charley showed his care and love for the children. Another device she used was diction. She used this device one page 5 when she used the word sacred. This shows diction because it shows how his family sees him because he got an education and was becoming a somebody. The final literary device used by the author was conflicted. One of the conflicts in this story would be when Charley was telling Bubby that
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