Write: Part One – Answer the following questions about one of the poems based on your reading of them: • Identify the theme of the poem. How do you know this is the theme?
The theme of the poem “We Real Cool” is theirs as a group of boys rebellious with their own actions. I know this is the theme for “We” is repeated eight times in this eight-line poem.
• Define the poetic devices (e.g., rhythm, figurative language, etc.) used in the poem. Offer at least two examples.
The poetic devices used in the poem “We Real Cool” is epistrophe and alliteration. Epistrophe is defined as the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences. In case,“We” is the repeated word at the end of the successive clauses. Alliteration is defined …show more content…
These poetic devices contribute to the development of the poem’s message that young men rebellious actions will give them short lives. Epistrophe gives the poem somewhat of dark tone with the emphasis on sin, die and etc. Also, alliteration gives the perception of the word “we” as tragic to ultimate effects of young men lifestyle choices.
• Support your ideas with textual details and …show more content…
Gwendolyn Brooks stressed out particular consonance and syllables given in the poem for more meaning. Whereas, I did not give “We” a single thought of importance in this poem like how she pronounce and interpreted the word.
• Did the pace change and, if so, how did it change your understanding of the poem?
Yes, the pace changed when Gwendolyn Brooks recited her poem in 1950s slang aloud. Therefore, informing the time frame when this poem was taken placed and meaning behind each word. Whereas, I read the poem silently at a steady pace as any literary not knowing how it should be read. All in all, Gwendolyn Brooks change my understanding of the poem.
• Did words have different connotations when spoken aloud, and, if so, what kind(s) of connotation did you associate with the poem?
Yes, the words were different in connotations when spoken aloud by Gwendolyn Brooks. She tries to get her readers to imagine what the pool players might be thinking and how they feel about the overall directions of their lives aloud. I did not associate any connotation with the poem read
The theme of the poem “We Real Cool” is theirs as a group of boys rebellious with their own actions. I know this is the theme for “We” is repeated eight times in this eight-line poem.
• Define the poetic devices (e.g., rhythm, figurative language, etc.) used in the poem. Offer at least two examples.
The poetic devices used in the poem “We Real Cool” is epistrophe and alliteration. Epistrophe is defined as the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences. In case,“We” is the repeated word at the end of the successive clauses. Alliteration is defined …show more content…
These poetic devices contribute to the development of the poem’s message that young men rebellious actions will give them short lives. Epistrophe gives the poem somewhat of dark tone with the emphasis on sin, die and etc. Also, alliteration gives the perception of the word “we” as tragic to ultimate effects of young men lifestyle choices.
• Support your ideas with textual details and …show more content…
Gwendolyn Brooks stressed out particular consonance and syllables given in the poem for more meaning. Whereas, I did not give “We” a single thought of importance in this poem like how she pronounce and interpreted the word.
• Did the pace change and, if so, how did it change your understanding of the poem?
Yes, the pace changed when Gwendolyn Brooks recited her poem in 1950s slang aloud. Therefore, informing the time frame when this poem was taken placed and meaning behind each word. Whereas, I read the poem silently at a steady pace as any literary not knowing how it should be read. All in all, Gwendolyn Brooks change my understanding of the poem.
• Did words have different connotations when spoken aloud, and, if so, what kind(s) of connotation did you associate with the poem?
Yes, the words were different in connotations when spoken aloud by Gwendolyn Brooks. She tries to get her readers to imagine what the pool players might be thinking and how they feel about the overall directions of their lives aloud. I did not associate any connotation with the poem read