We Real Cool

We Existent Cool

by Gwendolyn Brooks

               The Puddle Players.
7 at the Gilt Shovel.

We real cool. We
Left school. We

Lurk late. We
Strike straight. Nosotros

Sing sin. We
Thin gin. We

Jazz June. Nosotros
Die before long.

Summary of We Real Cool

  • Popularity of "Nosotros Real Absurd": This short verse form is written past Gwendolyn Brooks, a renowned American poet. We Real Cool is a brilliantly concise poem virtually a possible rebellious nature. First published in 1960 in her drove, The Bean Eaters, the poem revolves around a group of people who spend their fourth dimension playing puddle, abandoning a respectable style of living. It also highlights their level of satisfaction with how comfortable they are with their choices. The poet as well lets readers know what happens with a rebellious mental attitude, and how it can cost them dearly.
  • "Nosotros Real Cool" Equally a Representative of Carefree Life: The poem presents a grouping of young people who love to play pool in the Golden Shovel. They feel comfortable with their choice in life that they even altitude themselves from the establishment. They leave school and lurk until tardily at night. It seems that they accept no plans for the hereafter as they simply wish to adore the nowadays moments of life by drinking and singing. However, the poem ends with a serious confession of these buoyant players that they will die soon without whatsoever aim. It shows their acquittance of the path they are post-obit. They know that it will not direct them toward anything good. In just a few words, the readers are given the carefree yet ironic catastrophe of an aimless life.
  • Major Themes in "We Real Cool": Self-destructive behavior, rebellion, and bloodshed are the meaning themes of the poem. The poet has brilliantly highlighted the attitude of the people intoxicated with youth who tries to justify their rebellious stance. Despite knowing that their wrong option will pb them to a subversive path, they are proud of their choice. The Golden Shovel, though seems attractive, yet is used to dig ditches, holes, and graves. Thus, they are knowingly dragging themselves toward destruction and purposeless life.

Assay of Literary Devices in "We Existent Cool"

literary devices are modes that raise the intended touch on of the poem. It is through these devices that writers express their ideas and emotions conspicuously. Gwendolyn Brooks has used some literary devices to make her verse form appealing. The assay of some of the literary devices used in this verse form is listed below.

  1. Assonance: Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in the same line such every bit the sound of /e/ in "7 at the Golden Shovel" and the sound of /i/ in "Sing sin" and "Strike straight."
  2. Allusion: Allusion is a belief and an indirect reference of a person, place, matter, or idea of historical, cultural, political, or literary significance. For example, the final stanza of the poem alludes to the Jazz Age, "We; Jazz June. Nosotros; Die soon".
  3. Alliteration: Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds in the same line in quick succession. For case, the sound of /p/ in "The Puddle Players" and the sound of /s/ in "Strike straight" and "Sing sin."
  4. Anaphora: It refers to the repetition of a word or expression in the showtime part of some verses. Gwendolyn Brooks has repeated the word "we" throughout the poem to emphasize collectiveness and the immature generation.
  5. Enjambment: Information technology is defined every bit a thought in verse that does not come up to an terminate at a line pause; instead, information technology rolls over to the next line. For example, "Sing sin. Nosotros; Thin gin. We; Jazz June. Nosotros; Die presently."
  6. Foreshadowing: It is a figure of spoken communication used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story/verse form. For example, in the finish of the poem, the poet talks about the unavoidable death, "We; Die shortly".
  7. Imagery: The apply of imagery enables the reader to empathize the writer's feelings and emotions. Gwendolyn has used imagery in this verse form such as; "The Pool Players", "Seven at the Golden Shovel" and "We left school."
  8. Irony: Irony is a figure of speech communication in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is dissimilar from the bodily meaning of the words. The writer has used dramatic irony in the poem to evidence the rebellious mental attitude of the youth. For example, "We real cool. We; Left school. We; Lurk late".
  9. Parataxis: Information technology is a figure of speech in which words, phrases, clauses, and sentences are set next to each other to show that each element is equally important. For example, "Nosotros existent cool. Nosotros; Left school. We"

Analysis of Poetic Devices Used in "We Real Absurd"

Poetic devices are part of literary devices and some of them differ in nature. With the help of poetic devices, the poet sets the mood of the poem and gives his text an indirect meaning. The assay of some of the poetic devices used in this verse form is given below.

  1. Couplet: There are 2 effective lines of poetry in a couplet, unremarkably in the same meter and joined by rhyme. There are five couplets in this verse form.
  2. Cease Rhyme: Finish rhyme is used to make the stanza melodious. For instance, "cool/schoolhouse", "sin/gin" and "June/soon."
  3. Free Verse: Free poesy is a type of poetry that does non contain patterns of rhyme or meter. This is a free-poesy poem with no strict rhyme or meter.
  4. Rhyme Scheme: The poem follows an ABAB rhyme scheme, and this blueprint continues till the stop.

Quotes to be Used

The lines stated beneath are suitable for the teachers or parents while making their children understand the indifferent attitude of the students who adopt the rebellious behavior and experience proud of their choices.

"Nosotros real absurd. Nosotros
Left school. We
Lurk late. We
Strike directly."

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