Vocab and Morphology
An unfair action, or a violation of someone's rights.
What is injustice?
The protagonist who must decide whether to follow the Rules.
Who is Will Holloman?
The main use of repetition in Long Way Down, used to show the reasoning behind Will's decisions.
What are the rules?
The desire to retaliate for a wrong done to someone. What Will is seeking after the death of his brother.
What is revenge?
The symbol of violence, death, or a tough decision.
What is the gun?
Having no mercy, pity, or compassion for others.
What is ruthless?
Will's older brother who was murdered.
Who is Shawn?
The literary device used in the quote: "I had never held a gun. Never even touched one. Heavier than I expected, like holding a newborn."
What is a simile?
What Will uses repeatedly to help him understand things or to make connections between two separate words.
What is an anagram?
The symbol of the passing of time, or feeling trapped in time.
What is the elevator?
A morpheme that means the act of, process of, state of, or result of doing something.
What is -ion?
For bonus points, what kind of morpheme is it?
Shawn kills this character when he was trying to get revenge.
Who is Frick?
For double points: Who did Frick kill?
The type of literary device used in the phrase:
"Blood soaking into a T-shirt, blue jeans, and boots looks a lot like chocolate syrup when the glow from the streetlights hit it.
What is imagery?
The last words told to Will by his brother.
What is "You coming?"
The symbol of Will's decisions, his clouded mind, or his confusion and stress.
What is the smoke?
A literary device an author uses to give clues, warnings, or hint at something that will happen in the future.
What is foreshadowing?
This character appears in the elevator wearing a yellow dress and represents an innocent victim of gun violence.
Who is Dani?
(For bonus points, name another character that stepped onto the elevator.)
The literary device used in the quote: "We all just stood there, sickening smoke thickening, crowded in this cell, this coffin, this elevator, quiet."
What is a metaphor?
What is a penny drop?
The symbol of life vs death, the ghosts, or the decision will has to make.
What are the cigarettes?
The individual morphemes within the word "precision."
What are pre- + cis + -ion?
This character's story helps Will realize that revenge creates a cycle that can continue for generations.
Who is Pop?/Will's Dad?
To create a fast-paced story, to show Will's mindset, and to show creativity with the words on the page, Jason Reynold's wrote the book in this format.
What is a novel in verse/poetry?
The connection between who killed who, and who got revenge on who, that originated from Buck, leading to the current events.
Will - Riggs - Shawn - Frick - Buck
For bonus points, what are the connections that happened in the past?
The symbolism of "a broken man," hidden secrets, or shutting people out.
What is the middle drawer?