Real Cool Poem
Paul Costley
Eng.1102 M/W 2-3:15
Assignments Week 11
10/23/2017
Assignments Week 11
1. “We Real Cool”
Paraphrase:
The overall message of the poem “We Real Cool” is stating that the subjects are, in simple terms, are losers. For example, the poem starts with, “We real cool. We Left school.” The poem proceeds to say that these men are staying out late, drinking gin, and playing pool. To further show the reader that the subjects are losers in the last two lines Gwendolyn writes, “Jazz June. We Die Soon.” The author is trying to tell us that these men are losers and that they will most likely die young, due to their lack of education and party like lifestyle.
2. “Break, Break, Break”
Summary:
The speaker starts by telling the waves to "break, break, break" onto the rocks. He then says that his "tongue" cannot "utter" the thoughts that are within him. The narrator is not thinking very much; the thoughts "arise in" him naturally without any form of effort. The speaker thinks that it is good that the fisherman's kids are yelling and playing with each other. The speaker says it is good that the sailor is singing in his boat. Due to the sad mood of the poem the speaker seems jealous. The speaker sees great ships pass by and go to their port under a hill. There must be a hill over the shore. The speaker doesn’t seem distracted by the ships, because he just keeps on speaking. The speaker wishes he could touch some ones "vanish'd hand" and hear their voice again. I think the speaker is talking about a dead loved one. The speaker talks to the waves again and tells them to “Break, break, break,” but this time the waves break on the crags instead of the rocks; the …show more content…
“When I was one-and-twenty”
Summary:
When the speaker was “one-and-twenty” he was given advice from an older wiser man to not lean too much on love; the speaker ignores the advice. Time passes and the speaker is now “two-and-twenty,” and he realizes that what the old man said was good advice. Love can be
Eng.1102 M/W 2-3:15
Assignments Week 11
10/23/2017
Assignments Week 11
1. “We Real Cool”
Paraphrase:
The overall message of the poem “We Real Cool” is stating that the subjects are, in simple terms, are losers. For example, the poem starts with, “We real cool. We Left school.” The poem proceeds to say that these men are staying out late, drinking gin, and playing pool. To further show the reader that the subjects are losers in the last two lines Gwendolyn writes, “Jazz June. We Die Soon.” The author is trying to tell us that these men are losers and that they will most likely die young, due to their lack of education and party like lifestyle.
2. “Break, Break, Break”
Summary:
The speaker starts by telling the waves to "break, break, break" onto the rocks. He then says that his "tongue" cannot "utter" the thoughts that are within him. The narrator is not thinking very much; the thoughts "arise in" him naturally without any form of effort. The speaker thinks that it is good that the fisherman's kids are yelling and playing with each other. The speaker says it is good that the sailor is singing in his boat. Due to the sad mood of the poem the speaker seems jealous. The speaker sees great ships pass by and go to their port under a hill. There must be a hill over the shore. The speaker doesn’t seem distracted by the ships, because he just keeps on speaking. The speaker wishes he could touch some ones "vanish'd hand" and hear their voice again. I think the speaker is talking about a dead loved one. The speaker talks to the waves again and tells them to “Break, break, break,” but this time the waves break on the crags instead of the rocks; the …show more content…
“When I was one-and-twenty”
Summary:
When the speaker was “one-and-twenty” he was given advice from an older wiser man to not lean too much on love; the speaker ignores the advice. Time passes and the speaker is now “two-and-twenty,” and he realizes that what the old man said was good advice. Love can be