Characters
15-year-old brother of Shawn
Will
Killed on the way home from buying soap for his mom
Shawn
Comparison using "like" or "as"
Simile
squeezed tight like a rag doll
simile
What the "L" button stands for
Loser
Taught Will "The Rules"
Shawn
Killed on a playground after kissing Will
Dani
Direct comparison
Metaphor
a few friends,
a few bucks
Anaphora, alliteration
The second rule
No snitching
Pulled a gun on Will in order to scare him
Pops
Was killed for his street corner by a young hustler
Uncle Mark
Giving a nonhuman human qualities or traits
Personification
Weak, wet, worried
alliteration
Why the "Have a Nice Day" bag created irony
Shawn didn't have a nice day because he was killed
Tried to take Will's gun from him, claiming Will "didn't have" the strength to follow "The Rules"
Buck
Was killed by Shawn
Frick
Repetition of the beginning consonant sound
Alliteration
Nighttime will put a gun in your hand
personification
Why the crime scene tape created irony
It was a mark of danger but children treated it like a toy to play "mummy"
Choked Will and put him in a headlock in the elevator; told Will he'd never make it in prison
Uncle Mark
Was killed in a robbery gone wrong
Buck
Repetition of the beginning word in successive phrases, lines, or clauses
anaphora
Shawn's face was a candle, melted wax
metaphor
What the final two words of the book were and what they mean
"You coming?"
Are you going to get your self killed by following "The Rules"?