- "...race against the rising sun..."
- "The track stretches..."
Personification:
- "The starting blocks bite into the ground"
- "the gun smokes its signal..."
Similes:
- "...like a cheetah ..."
- "...like a wave..."
Metaphors:
- "My breath is a ragged kite string..."
- "...A scream splits the air..."
Onomatopoeia:
- "Sprinting sneakers skid and pound..."