Different writers would use different figures of speech in their writing and also dialect, imagery and allusion. In the story "Raymond's Run" the author also uses verbal irony. When Gretchen and her friends confront Squeaky, she doesn't take any verbal abuse, and immediately claims that she would really teach them a lesson if they didn't shut up. The way squeaky speaks is not perfect grammar, but it is the way people in her country or family speaks. It is not technically racist or something, but it is the way a group of people, or a race of people speak, a kind of dialect and slangs. The story shows situational irony when the race had ended, Squeaky shows respect to Gretchen. The writer described Squeaky as a cocky girl. The reader would never think or predict that Squeaky, who thinks that she is always the best, would show respect to another person who is her mortal enemy. Normally, readers would probably predict that Squeaky would try to embarrass and show off her medal at everyone. Another thing is the use of allusion in this story. The word Mercury is the allusion, in Roman mythology, this word means the messenger of the god, know for his speediness. The author uses this word to say that the character can run as fast as Mercury, which is really fast. One other example would be "I am Miss Quicksilver." Quicksilver is another name for mercury, a silver-colored liquid metal that flows rapidly.
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