The point of the first sentence is that Squeaky and Gretchen are becoming closer after the race.
the point of the second sentence is that Squeaky is completely focused when she competes.
Answer:
I believe it is consonance. Alliteration is the repetition of the same letters, assonance is the repetition of a vowel, and i dont think it's onomatopoeia.
That the narrator wants his beloved back and the raven shows he wont and is faces with the hard truth
Well, it represents their key of achieving their long term dreams. It can also symbolize Walters greed and the destruction to his own original beliefs.
