We Real Cool Poem Analysis

Richard Blanco is a Cuban- American poet who was given the oppurunity to write an inaugaration poem for Barack Obama's second swearing-in. He wrote a poem titled "One Today" that praised the good and unique things about the United States and also the everyday people who's daily routines help to make America the proud country that it is.

The simile “let it not be like hog” motivates the audience to die with dignity, it does this by implanting the thought of dying like a hog, since hogs often die a brutal and cruel death this simile motivates the audience to die a righteous death.

There are many literature and sound devices in every poem and there are also some in this poem “We Real Cool”. There are symbols, imagery, meter, setting, sound check, rhyme scheme, assonance, consonance, alliteration, rhyme. All of these literature and sound devices are found in the poem. The symbols are that these young guys are up to no good and should have better things to do. The poem the poem must remind you of your own

In the poem it says “The funny faces that she made And the way she'd stomp her feet whenever they mocked the way she walked or the stutter when she'd speak,” This shows being different because she was not like all of the other kids she had these imperfections that the kids would magnify and make fun of. In the middle of the poem it says, “The day his bike met with a car, Leaving him with a dreadful limp And a jagged-looking scar.” This shows the theme being different because he had gotten in a bike accident and had developed these things that were not normal and for these kids to use as coping mechanisms of him to take out their stress or feelings. n the

During the act of describing a situation, like the base runners in a baseball game, it is importuned to be clear and concise. In the “Who’s On First” clip this was not the case. The main issue is the three base runners all have names that have other meanings in the English language. Who, What, and I DONT KNOW can all be interpreted in a different way rather than names. If Costello started his story with “Here are the guys name, Who, What, and I DON’T KNOW” and then told Abbott the order of the base runners there would be no confusion. Being clear at the beginning with the names would be the best option for situations such as this, but then again it wouldn’t have been funning.

“We Real Cool” is a poem written by Gwendolyn Brooks in 1959, and published in her book The Bean Eaters (We Real Cool, pg 1). A simple and light poem, “We Real Cool” is vague enough to allow readers to visualize their own characters and setting, but specific enough to keep a consistent rebellious image. Brook’s attitude toward the characters is undecided, as the tone is neither tragic nor victorious, but more so just balanced and neutral.

Oh, have me step, then run a 400 In a gruesome pile of mud filled with worms. Or swallow the bark of a tree; Get kicked in the stomach; or lick a cat. Change the WiFi password or cancel it, Give me milk, mayonnaise, egg, and jelly Combine all of it and have me to drink.

"We real cool"is by Gwendolyn Brooks and is a short, tight rhyme poem. Using words such as "sin/gin" or "cool/school" allows the rhyme scheme to display the poem as being bonded together. The bond is representation the people we know as "we" from this poem and their loyalty and brotherhood to each other. It's obvious this poem is from a teenage perspective, so the diction is child like and simple. Although not free versed this poem, has a young and free tone .The tone is very arrogant and stubborn, that of a teenage attitude. Phrases such as "wesing sin" or "we thin gin" gives the poem that thrill of rebellion feeling.The theme is the most obvious part of the poem in my opinion. This poet simply wants to get across the fact that you need to

This is a short poem with five stanzas each having two lines. The poem is short and the choice of words is concrete and targeted at the subject that the poet is striving to put forth. The poem is generally on the life of the pool players. It depicts the fast paced lifestyle of the pool players, who can be noted to be young people who left school from stanza 2, "We left school." These youth then engage in casual lifestyle that dedicates no time to meaningful investment in life or engagements geared towards building their lives, but involve themselves in non-profitable endeavors like sinning, taking gin and frequenting the music joints and clubs. The poet through the persona indicates the hype behind the life that the youth are living, one that can be compared to jazz music in terms of enjoyment it gives to the youth. However, he is also awake to the fact that such a life is bound to be short and meaningless, the persona confesses that "We Die soon", a confession that has two meanings within it. One is that the youth are aware that the lifestyle they are living is a vanity manifested and also that they are aware that it ends quite fast. The death here could also be interpreted into two since it is mentioned at the end of the poem. It could mean the end of the lifestyle as

There are many different poems all over the world. Some are old with lots of meaning and some are newer with no meaning at all. Poems are made up of different elements to make the poem flow. All of these devices are important and are necessary to have to make a poem extravagant. A poem that I enjoyed in this poetry section is “Resume” by Dorothy Parker and a poem that I did not like very much was, “We Real Cool” by Gwendolyn Brooks.

From the others who have contact with the frogs, the dog’s treatment is much more different because instead of killing them, he has an innocent “ritual” of capture and release. The old dog sees his frogs as friends or toys rather than prey as he carries them in his soft mouth and releases them, watching them hop back to their humble abode. His tenderness and benevolence is a huge contrast from the others, considering “others of his species kill and swallow their catch and then be seized with violent retchings” (Kumin 800). The old dog is considered a custodian of these frogs because he holds responsibility for their lives as he uses his ritual to prepare them for the predators of the pond. Instead of harming them in any kind of way, he is gentle as he teaches his frogs how to fend for themselves and find their way back home if they ever get stuck in a life-threatening situation.

Both the poems “Sign for My Father, Who Stressed the Bunt” and “We Real Cool” are poems that show that all poems are not the same. The different elements of poetry have a big role in how a poem is depicted and what the reader can get from the poem itself. In this case “Sign for My Father, Who Stressed the Bunt” can be categorized in one type of poem structure that is a open form, while “We Real Cool” can be put in another of its own being a closed form. Also in these poems, the different types of rhythm and meter play a big role in the in the idea trying to portray and adds to the way the poem is read. The last element of poetry that sets these two poems are the usage of syntaxes, both poems use these breaks in their poems but they are used

Hey, stop staring at my boobs…. Yeah, I have boobs so what? Like two hands, two legs, two ears. I have two boobs? Boobs are just a part of our body. When my eyes speak, you eye at my boobs. Are you biologically programmed to stare at boobs. Nature has given nipples to man and woman. You could take your shirt off and walk down on a road, post selfies on Instagram no one cares but if I do, it would be the greatest crime of the century and a lewd exposure of my body done with the intent to arouse the sexual desire of other person. Just because it’s hidden, and yours does not bloat like ours? Just because our boobs have sizes? And so male nipple never been as socially sexualized as female nipples.

The Artist Stanley Kunitz uses the poem, “The Artist” to bring light on a theme seen in many of his poems: identity and the quest to find one’s self. The Artist depicts an artist struggling with dark and depressing thoughts. The poem ends in a sort of release whether that release is a mental release or physically release is purposely unclear. The idea of identity and the journey to find one’s self is present through the plot of the poem.

Spoken word is an art that connects people to another person's thoughts, ideas, opinions, or feelings. Artists such as Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, Sonia Sanchez, and other artists have brought forth a new flavor in the world poetry. Each and every one of these poets had their own way of expressing their thoughts and emotions on paper. As each poet tried to discover themselves and their particular style, they always looked to their past, pondered on present issues, or thought about the future. All poets have an opinion, emotion, or point that they want to get across to their audience. If they choose to talk about any certain topic some may try to relate to their audience or they may passionately express their opinions through various words that hit the hearts and minds of their audience. The main goal for a poet is to evoke emotion, mental conflict, and conviction within their audience. They want the audience to question their beliefs, thoughts, and actions. They do this so that they may open their minds to different opinions and learn for themselves. Poetry is not just an art that is written but spoken to pull out a reaction from their audience and bring about new ideas and opinions.