" We Real Cool " " We Real Cool " is about seven African - American high school dropouts who want everybody else to think they are cool. These teenagers explain how they stayed out late playing pool‚ sinning and drinking. Though they think they have everybody else fooled‚ they know themselves that the destructive behavior that they are taking part in will lead too their death. In " We Real Cool "‚ Gwendolyn Brooks uses denotation and sound devices
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September 30‚ 2012 “We Real Cool” by Gwendolyn Brooks 1) Rhyme Gwendolyn Brooks makes great use of rhyme throughout the poem. She uses words such as "cool"‚ "school"‚ "sin"‚ and "gin" (Brooks 684-685). These are rhymes that appear at the end of lines. The rhyme scheme used compliments the theme‚ since it is the directed to a young audience. It is known that Brooks is trying to attract a young crowd because she is talking about young people who are supposed to attend school. The poem has an
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“We Real Cool: Stay in School” It was a Wednesday on the final week of senior year and the only thing happening in my classes was the exchanging of yearbooks. I had already gotten signatures from all of my closest friends‚ except one who hadn’t been at school the past two days; his name was Frank Gerrity. He was a childhood friend who was always known for being a trouble maker‚ so it wasn’t unusual for him to ditch. After not having seen him in any of the classes we had together‚ I decided to pay
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Irony “We Real Cool” is a poem wrote by Gwendolyn Brooks in 1966‚ which is one of the popular poem she did. She’s an African American born in Topeka‚ Kansas and raised in Chicago. She is the author of numerous poetry‚ including “Blacks” (1981)‚ Annie Allen (1949)‚ for which she received the Pulitzer Prize‚ and the “Children Coming Home” (The David Co.‚ 1991). She also wrote several other books such as‚ “Negro Hero” (1945)‚ “Maud Martha” (1953)‚ “In the Mecca” (1968) and many more. Brooks was named
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Compare/Contrast Natasha Crutchfield Bethel University Gwendolyn Brooks and Edwin Arlington Robinson are two out of many fine poets that have written inspiration poetry that has had an impact on our country. Gwendolyn Brooks achieved success at an early age. Brooks is best known for her lyrical style of urban poetry‚ such as the poem “We Real Cool”. Brooks was the first African-American writer to win the Pulitzer Prize for her poetry with the poem‚ “Annie Allen”. Edwin Arlington Robinson was
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We Real Cool English 125 We Real Cool In this paper the topic that will be written about is the poem entitled “We Real Cool”. This poem was written in 1960 by a woman named Gwendolyn Brooks. In this paper three topics have been selected so that this poem will be able to be analyzed. With each element‚ it will de discussed how those elements affected and interested me while reading. The three elements that have been written about are form‚ language‚ and content. Form‚ in poetry‚ can be
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Miller K. Henderson ENG 102/ Essay #3 14 November 2012 Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem‚ “We Real Cool”‚ tells the story of seven troubled teenagers. The poem focuses on what activities the teenagers participate in to make them look cool. Through its symbolism‚ imagery and tone‚ “We Real Cool” illustrates how losing one’s identity to become part of a reckless group in insolence of moral and social traditionalism will lead one to an early grave. Brooks uses symbolism to get the readers to view the poem in
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“Cool” is not Cool Anymore Thesis: Mrs. Brooks wrote a poem in 1960 mostly suggesting the type of outcome life will take if one takes the choice the teenagers in her poem took. I) Alliteration A) Words that have the same consonant B) Perfect examples coming from the poem C) Great style to make the reading fun II) Diction D) The word choice of the poet E) “We Real Cool” makes the reader think the poem is something else than what it really is. F)
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“We Real Cool” analysis Poets use a wide variety of tactics in order to express feelings or meanings in their poetry. A poem’s subject matters and the use of literary devices helps to enhance the audiences’ experiences. In “We Real Cool‚” by Gwendolyn Brooks‚ one can almost visualize a cool snapping his fingers to the beat‚ while reading this poem. This poem starts off with two lines of background describing. It is written by an outside observer watching the boys at the pool when she passes by.
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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
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