"We Real Cool," by Gwendolyn Brooks
Author: Gwendolyn Brooks
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THE POOL PLAYERS.
SEVEN AT THE GOLDEN SHOVEL.
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We real cool.
We
Left school.
We
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Lurk late.
We
Strike straight.
We
They stay out until the wee hours of the night, “lurking”
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Sing sin.
We
Thin gin.
We
i agree. i think that ‘singing gin’ means promoting it and they’re sending it as their message.
5 Jazz June. We
When you think about the end of your life it can give you a sad feeling. When you are close to it you may feel even worse but when you think of things like “Jazz June” you may think positivity. This could represent someones image of happiness. it means that the poet wants you to do something you love when your life is coming to an end
But what do you think jazz june means? Do they mean the month?
6 Die soon.
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Questions to ponder:
Why did Brooks use all capital letters in the title?
What is the effect of the short sentences when you read the poem?
How does Brooks’ choice of line breaks impact the poem as a whole? What is the term for this type of line break?
What does it mean to thin a drink? (parents adding water to Apple juice). How could that apply to “thin gin”?
Count the beats in each line. What do you notice about the last line? What’s missing? What meaning could that convey?
What is the connotation of “lurk”? What does that imply?
Back to the title:
Why the “GOLDEN SHOVEL”? Symbolism?
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