Analysis Of We Real Lurk Late By Gwendolyn Brooks

Although it is not included here, I am familiar with the work of Gwendolyn Brooks. The poem is just eight lines, but it tells of the gang's whole lives.
There are many instances of end rhyme and internal thyme, sin/gin, cool/school, as well as the repetitive we. The poem suggests the closeness of the group. The tone is that of resistance of an uncompromising gang. Lurk late, left school, strike straight, sing sin, and thin gin are all examples of this.
There is a mix of long and short vowels, We Real Cool, We die soon,. Lurk late is a negative connotation. It suggests that the gang is lurking and when a group is lurking, eventually they will get into trouble. Strike straight in a pool hall would bean to hit the pool ball hard, but in