WorksheetsWe Real Cool
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 2mins
Who wrote We Real Cool?
Samuel Allen
Gwendolyn Brooks
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Langston Hughes
How many pool players are there?
Fifteen
Six
Seven
None
"Lurk late" is an example of _______
Alliteration
Ellipsis
Simile
Allusion
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
"Thin gin" means that
They drink gin in thin glasses
Their gin is diluted
The pool players are thin
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
What poetic devices are used throughout the poem?
Anaphora
Metonymy
Internal Rhyme
Enjambment
The rhythm of We Real Cool creates a ______-like tune.
Rock
Jazz
EDM
Opera
What is the setting of We Real Cool?
"Jazz June" could signify
Freedom
They only play jazz in June
Time off from school
Dancing
What do you think "We/ Die Soon" means?
The boys live like there's no tomorrow
The boys live in everyday danger
Speaker thinks the boys should think about the way their lives are headed
The boys want to die before old age kills their vibe
