Characters
Was with Tony at the time of Shawn's death
Will
Killed on the way home from buying soap for his mom as revenge for Frick's death
Shawn
Comparison using "like" or "as"
Simile
squeezed tight like a rag doll
simile
William Holloman
Hero
Asked Will if he was joining him in the afterlife
Shawn
Killed by Pops when he tried to avenge Uncle Mark
Gee
Word pair of opposites
Oxymoron
a few friends,
a few bucks
Anaphora, alliteration
Shawn, Uncle Mark, Pops
Mentor
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
Dani
Ally
Tried to take Will's gun from him, claiming Will "didn't have" the strength to follow "The Rules"
Buck
Was killed by Shawn as revenge for Buck's murder
Frick
Repetition of the beginning consonant sound
Alliteration
Nighttime will put a gun in your hand
personification
The Rules (Cycle of violence)
The Shadow
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
Buck
Threshold Guardian