Rhetoric
emotional appeal
16 years old and on trial
Who is Steve Harmon?
the judge reads it at the end of the trial
What is the verdict?
The protagonist (and maybe the antagonist too)
Who is Will?
compares 2 things WITHOUT like or as
What is a metaphor?
story as proof
What is anecdote?
sentenced to 25 years in prison
Who is James King?
Steve plays this role in the trial
What is defendant?
The first dead man to get on the elevator
Who is Buck?
exaggeration for shock or humor
What is hyperbole?
the argument against your argument
What is counterargument?
the prosecutor
Who is Petrocelli?
What is allege?
Makes Will pee his pants
Who is his dad, Mikey?
An object that represents a big idea in the story.
What is a symbol?
disproving the other side's argument
What is refutation?
she saw James King in the store
Who is Lorelle Henry?
2 meanings: a prison sentence or a firmly held belief
What is conviction?
Won't speak to Will on the elevator
Who is his brother Shawn?
"Sleep ran from me, hid from me" is an example of ______.
What is personification?
before and after ads use this technique
What is compare and contrast?
the two central conflicts in Monster
What is Steve vs himself and Steve vs society?
Briggs made an _____ but the judge _____ it.
What is objection and overruled?
Makes Will explain what he's going to do like it's a movie
Who is Uncle Mark?
"putting it under the pillow like a lost tooth" uses both _____ and ______