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1 What form is "We Real Cool" written in?
Sonnet

Ode

Pantoum

Free verse with rhyming couplets
2 How many syllables are in each punctuated phrase in stanzas 1-4?
2

4

3

5
3 What is the setting?
The streets of South Side Chicago

The players' school

The Golden Shovel Pool Hall

A community pool
4 In what collection was the poem originally published?
Annie Allen

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The Bean Eaters

In the Mecca
5 How many players are there?
8

7

5

We are not told exactly how many players there are
6 What is the significance of the verb "lurk" to the players?
The players describe themselves as lurking because they feel out of place in most places.

The players use the word "lurk" because it starts with an "l" like "late."

The players use the word "lurk" because it ends with a hard "k" sound like "strike."

The players describe themselves as lurking because girls think they are creeps.
7 Where are the players supposed to be while they're playing pool?
In a pool hall

At work

In school

At home, in bed
8 What is the effect of the rhyming couplets, assonace, and alliteration?
The poem mimics a famous Romantic poem.

The poem adheres to a strict, traditional form.

The poem reads with a smooth, rhythmical finesse, like a jazz composition.

The poem mimics the speech of young people.
9 What word(s) did Brooks advise her readers to read softly?
The first word of each line

The rhyming words

The first two lines

We
10 How many speaker perspectives are included in the poem?
1

2

3

8
11 What speaker perspectives are present in the poem?
The observer and the individual voices of the players

The principal of the players' school and a player

The observer and the collective voice of the players

The owner of the pool hall and a pool player
12 What does the phrase "Strike straight" refer to in the context of the poem?
The players' ability to punch

The players' bowling skills

The players' "no nonsense" philosophy

The players' skills in pool
13 What is the name of the pool hall?
The Cool School

The Golden Shovel

The Golden Cool

The Gin Joint
14 What area of Chicago inspired Brooks to write the poem?
Hyde Park

Lincoln Park

Gold Coast

South Side
15 How many times is the word "We" said in the poem?
7

9

8

1
16 What symbol conveys the self-destructive nature of the players' behavior?
The Golden Shovel

The liquor bottle

The pool cue

The number 7
17 What does the game of pool symbolize in the poem?
Friendly competition and extracurricular activity

Friction in the South Side of Chicago

Masculine competition and subversive activity

The players' aimlessness
18 To what genre of music does the poem allude?
R&B

Jazz

Folk

Rock
19 What is the purpose of the first speaker perspective to appear in the poem?
To judge the players for their wrongdoing

To empathize with the players

To look through the window of the Golden Shovel

To set the scene and introduce the collective voice
20 How many rhyming couplets are there?
3

10

4

5
21 In what tense are the rhyming couplets written?
Simple past

Future perfect

Present habitual

Present continuous
22 How do we know the players are school-aged kids?
Because they are truants and are supposed to be in school

We don't know for sure

Because it is against the law for them to drink gin

Because they tell us their age
23 When was the poem first published?
1969

1990

1963

1950
24 Which line contains alliteration?
We / Jazz June

We / Thin gin.

Seven at the Golden Shovel

We / Die soon.
25 Which line contains assonance and alliteration?
We / Sing sin.

We / Lurk late.

We / Die soon.

We / Thin gin.

You are using the above poem as your reference?

Asked by Puja R #1238450

Answered by jill d #170087 on 5/23/2022 3:02 PM

What is the effect of the repetition of the word "we" Throughout the poem

In the poem “We Real Cool”, Gwendolyn Brooks utilizes repetition to emphasize the consequences of discontinuing school. Brooks repeats “We” to create a direct approach to those that are teenage dropouts of school.

Asked by Allayja J #1238084

Answered by Aslan on 5/22/2022 3:59 AM

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To whom is Abraham Lincoln speaking, and why is he addressing them?

Lincoln gave the speech, House Divided, on June 16, 1858, at what was then the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, after accepting the Illinois Republican Party's nomination as that state's US senator.

Asked by kingjay

Answered by jill d #170087 on 11/13/2020 1:48 PM

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