Sunday, March 22, 2009

Poem Example: Gwendolyn Brooks - "We Real Cool"

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.

The structure of this poem is characterized
A. by enjambment
B. as free verse
C. as a sonnet
D. by caesura
E. by anaphora

You don't need this, but it's a nice touch.
http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15433

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