Sunday 20 September 2015

We Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks


We Real Cool

BY GWENDOLYN BROOKS

              The Pool Players.
        Seven at the Golden Shovel.


            We real cool. We   
            Left school. We

            Lurk late. We
            Strike straight. We

            Sing sin. We   
            Thin gin. We

            Jazz June. We   
            Die soon.

Level: Lower Secondary
Themes: Youth, teenage, rebellion 
Stylistic features: Rhyme, structure, alliteration

[Shi Yun]

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