We Real Cool

Who wrote We Real Cool?

• Samuel Allen

• Gwendolyn Brooks

• Paul Laurence Dunbar

• Langston Hughes

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How many pool players are there?

• Fifteen

• Six

• Seven

• None

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"Lurk late" is an example of _______

• Alliteration

• Ellipsis

• Simile

• Allusion

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What might "Strike straight" suggest? (Hint: pick more than one answer)

• There's shady business around town

• They have a straight aim in pool

• They get into fights

• It has no significance

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"Thin gin" means that

• They drink gin in thin glasses

• Their gin is diluted

• The pool players are thin

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Why does Brooks end each line with "We"

• To emphasize the unity of the pool players

• She was trying out a new style

• Suggests the brotherhood between the pool players

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What poetic devices are used throughout the poem?

• Anaphora

• Metonymy

• Internal Rhyme

• Enjambment

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The rhythm of We Real Cool creates a ______-like tune.

• Rock

• Jazz

• EDM

• Opera

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What is the setting of We Real Cool?

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"Jazz June" could signify

• Freedom

• They only play jazz in June

• Time off from school

• Dancing

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