" 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
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The poem We Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks focuses on what activities the troubled group of seven teenagers partake in to make them appeal cool. The symbolism‚ imagery and tone shown in‚ “We Real Cool” shows how losing one’s identity to become part of a uncaring group in adolescence and social norms will lead one to an early visit to the grave. Gwendolyn uses symbolism throughout her poem to get the readers to perceive the poem in an abstract way. In the subtitle‚ the word “golden” symbolises daytime
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My Papa’s Waltz: brutal or lighthearted? Whenever a poem is written without a clear understanding on how it should be interpreted both positive and negative emotions arise. One might try to pick up on the catchy rhymes that are meant for it to be comical‚ while other notice the harsh adjective and nouns associating with death. When a poem combines the innocence of a child at play associating with a drunken‚ hardworking father a lighthearted and brutal mental picture arises in one’s head. In the
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Andres Barbeito Professor Garcia ENC1102 April 1‚ 2013 My Papa’s Waltz Born in Saginaw Michigan‚ Theodore Roethke had a troubling childhood. With his works as evidence‚ one can see that he had to bear a handful of calamities most of his life‚ one of them being his relationship with his father. Now‚ the love for a father is a very distinctive love. In "My Papa’s Waltz"‚ Theodore Roethke does an excellent job describing the relationship he has with his father. In this
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My Papa’s Waltz 1. What is the tone of the speaker’s opening description of his father? What is the tone of the phrases “Like death” and “such waltzing”? He describe his father as a drunk. When he said like death‚ he describe how strong he was to put up with his dad. And when he said such waltzing‚ he describe how difficult was this dance. He speak as a mature guy. 2. What is the “waltz” the speaker describes? What is the tone of his words describing it in lines 5-15? I guess that even if his
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elongate or shorten their lives. Brooks’ “ We Real Cool ” describes seven friends and the results their choices induce after leaving school and escaping the norms that show liberation. The poem exudes a jazzy rhythm and mood which accentuates the players and scene. In “ We Real Cool” the author is able to show‚ the theme of pride and the consequences of the choices people make with his utilization of irony and repetition. The repetition and utilization of “ We” shows the theme of pride by relating
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Hills 1 Beverly Hills Jordan Simpson English 101 25 July 2013 A Memory of a Lifetime The poem‚ “My Papa’s Waltz‚” by Theodore Roethke is about a childhood memory written later in the adult narrator’s lifetime with his father. This poem reveals the relationship between the narrator and his father when they were waltzing about the room when he was still a small boy. This poem creates what appears to be
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Interpretation of “My Papa’s Wallet” “My Papa’s Waltz” was written by Theodore Roethke‚ which is a stanza poem with 16 lines. The narrator of the poem seems to be a young child speaking about an experience with his drunken father. In this poem the father came home after a night of drinking. As the father enters the house he grabs the child by the wrist with his battered knuckles‚ which indicates that he works with his hands. Playfully knocking down the pans‚ the mother irritated gives them an
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The author of My Papa’s Waltz‚ Theodore Roethke‚ portrays the speaker of the poem’s childhood in a surprisingly dark‚ negative tone. At first glance‚ it appears to be an innocent story of a child who dances around one night with his silly‚ happily drunken father. However‚ a close reading and analysis of the poem will show that this is not the case. For example‚ the line “You beat time on my head” refers to the child being hit and smacked. This line has a very negative connotation when it is fully
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The memory described in "My Papa’s Waltz" is mostly positive. The poem is about a specific type of dance‚ which is established thrice: by the title as well as lines 4 and 15. The father waltzed with his child at bedtime‚ a spirited attempt to bring elegance into a humble home. Waltzing is often associated with royalty‚ emperors dancing in palaces to the music of Johann Strauss II‚ good living! The verb "romped" in the second stanza is strong evidence that this was a playful activity for both father
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