The two poems We Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks and Deliberate by Amy Uyematsu relate about rebellion and how significant being in a group can be for teenagers. By comparing these two poems that have the same topic we will study how two authors can write differently about the same subject. We Real Cool and Deliberate have the same topic‚ kids for whom the most important thing is to be in groups. The two poems relate about teenagers that are obviously not fond about attending school “We/ Left school”
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the years. In the past African American people weren’t treated with the same respect they are treated now. People used to have very negative views about colored people‚ therefore the discrimination towards African American began. In the poems “We Real Cool” by Gwendolyn Brooks and “Harlem” by Langston Hughes the two authors wrote about the racism that people of color had to experience. These two poems were written by authors that were part of the
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In the poem “We Real Cool”‚ the speaker describes what she sees one day in a Pool Hall in the South Side of Chicago‚ the late 1950’s. There she saw a group of young boys‚ perhaps too young to be there. The speaker wonders what the group of kids thinks of themselves and how cool they think they are. The poet brings up the issue that in society the youth takes pride in their aimless behavior. The speaker also suggests that the boys are living to the fullest‚
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teacher. Her works reflected and were based off of struggles and celebrations of individuals in her community. One of her poems‚ We Real Cool‚ is quite short but has much substance. Although it was written in 1959‚ some can say that this poem can also be set in the Prohibition Era. The poem lines‚ “We real cool. We / Left school. We / Lurk late‚” the narrator is saying how cool they are and also shows some type of excitement are because they are in a pool hall when they should be in school getting an
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In Gwendolyn Brooks “We Real Cool” we are given a four stanza couplet that shows the daily activities of seven young men that dropped out of school. What I found really fitting in this poem was how the rhythm of the poem related well to the lifestyle of these young men. Each line comes at the reader quickly. Much like the rapid fire delivery of the lines in the poem‚ these characters also live life quickly both literally and metaphorical. The poem is spontaneous as are the characters and each
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Ven Additional Step-by-Step Method of Thoroughly Explicating a Poem In addition to the sections‚ which are mentioned in the basic explication de texte‚ please review these divisions to further assist you in the complex work of analysis. Meaning: can you paraphrase in prose the general outline of the poem? Do not simply answer yes or no; attempt a brief paraphrase. Antecedent scenario: What has been happening before the poem begins? What has provoked the speaker? "Poets make certain
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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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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
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" 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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102-2003 Lujan Due 10/21/14 Poetry Explication of “Digging” Seamus Heaney’s "Digging" is a daydream about the differences between the narrator’s career choice and that of his father and grandfather. Written with an internal rhythm‚ the poem sets a calm tone that invites the author into his daydream‚ to see his memories for themselves. Heaney’s use of free-verse form helps to keep the reader focused and to not be lulled by the lilting quality typical of some poetry. The narrator allows you to slip
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