The Running Dream Literary Devices

"She'd die or faint or, or...explode if he didn't hold her together" (40).

"She is a machine" (104).

"Or putting their foot in their mouth?" (80).

"It's my turn to hold the baton" (78).Jessica is comparing a baton to her life. 

Who is the protagonist in The Running Dream?

"It strikes me like a bolt" (40). 

"Pretty soon, my breathing turns shallow, and then there's the familiar flutter of butterflies in my stomach" (164). 

"Flap, flap, flap" (92).

"It's my eighth day with no leg. An eternity" (36).

"I feel like a stranger in my own house" (52).