Reading literature is the most essential way to expand your mind. Some literature Is have read through the year are, the world is too much with us by William Wordsworth, we real cool by Gwendolyn Brooks. Even though the world is too much with us is a pretty interesting poem I feel more drawn to we real cool. I am more drawn to the poem because the message the author is portraying in this poem, the language the author is using to develop the problem in the poem, and because it relates to the place and the environment where I grow up. Both of the poem are a great peace of literature written by two great poets, but we real cool is more drawn to me. First, I am more drawn to “we real cool” by brooks because of the theme’s in this short poem. I …show more content…
In the poem brook write “we real cool”, “sing sin”. The phrase “we sing sin” resembles my childhood because when I was like 13 or 11 I used to live in the projects, I had a friend name Erick. Me and Erick always when to school together singing to dirty rap songs by 50 cent or slim shady we thought we were the coolest kid in school, we also made up a group called the bad boys. Every time Erick when to my house the morning when we were on our way out the building before taking the stairs we would kick on a random door and run down the stair as fast as we can, we never got caught. We also had each other’s back if one of us fight and someone jumps in one of us would try to even the odd. Also the phrase “we die soon” resembles a lot of my childhood, just like me and Erick weren’t the best example of how to behave I personally wasn’t in the right environment, I say the because it was always someone getting shot or people having fights and all of the thing that happens in the hood, like people selling drugs or doing drugs right in front of you. They personally didn’t care how old you were or who you, were they did it in front of you.
In conclusion, I am more drawn to we real cool by Gwendolyn Brooks because the theme the author used to tell her story. She uses Identification, Mortality, making the story more interesting and to me brought back scenes of my childhood. The second reason is the message the author is communication to the audience, my final reason is because it resembles my childhood. Even though you can find literatures everywhere the poem is very interesting, in my opinion, one of the best literature I have read so
The poem I personally chose was called, American Hero I chose this poem because I can relate to this on a personal level coupled with the fact that it was very suspenseful and brought you off of your seat. This particular poem was developed by Essex Hemphill, he was born in 1957 and later passed on in 1995. He began writing in his early years and with all this time he developed 3 volumes of poetry Essex has been active in writing all his life and was a great role model to our future writers. American hero is a successful poem that signifies on self-acceptance and social acceptance, also denial. The poems setting was based at a basketball court with all eyes on the main character, referenced from page 307 stanza 1 the author wrote,’’I have
Gwendolyn Brooks and Sonia Sanchez, in their poems “We Real Cool” and “Summer Words of a Sistuh Addict”, are both alike in their idea of dealing with troubled youth. Brooks discusses in her poem “We Real Cool” rebellious pool-playing youth that “sing sin” (Line 5) and “thin gin.” (Line 6) The whole poem centers around disturbed youth. The narrator in Sonia Sanchez’s poem “Summer Words of a Sistuh Addict”, is also a disturbed young woman who is addicted to heroin, and seems to live a rather rebellious lifestyle. In addition, both of these poems use tone via word choice, sentence structure, and meter in order to vividly describe the scenarios in their poems, and to impact their reader. However, both poets use the literary elements mentioned above differently in their poems.
The first poem that I chose was by the poet Julia Alvarez titled “Queens, 1963” this told the story of a family that has moved into in Queens, NY. The writer and narrator of this story is from the Dominican Republic. One year has passed for the family to finally settle into the neighborhood. This time an African American family has moved right across the street. The young girl notices how her neighbors have not treated this family with kindness and respect. More police have been seen patrolling through the neighborhood. When reading this poem my initial thoughts were that “Queens, 1963” describes the American people's behavior towards foreigners and their reactions. Alvarez states, “Mr. Scott, the retired plumber, and his plump Midwestern wife, considered moving back home, where white and black got along by staying where they belonged.” (Alvarez, pp 952) It will take another year and another family that will move into their neighborhood, than once the African American family settles in another family will be placed under the same scrutiny.
One reading that spoke to me in many different levels was Jane Gallop’s: The ethics of reading: Close Encounters. This reading was my favorite when it came to reading complex and sophisticated text during my time in the writing arts program. Prior to reading this article I would always jump to conclusions about a piece of text without fulling understanding all its main ideas and hidden messages. I would simply just highlight the main ideas that stand out to me pushing forward to the next idea without fulling
In “We Real Cool,” by Gwendolyn Brooks, one can almost visualize a cool cat snapping his fingers to the beat, while she is reading this hip poem. Her powerful poem uses only a few descriptive words to conjure up a gang of rebellious teens. Brooks employs a modern approach to the English language and her choice of slang creates a powerful jazz mood. All of the lines are very short and the sound on each stop really pops. Brooks uses a few rhymes to craft an effective sound and image of the life she perceives. With these devices she manages to take full control of her rhyme and cultivates a morally inspiring poem.
By appreciating literature, one not only receives a wonderful story but is also given the chance to grow with the characters and learn
Richard Wright, in his essay “Discovering Books,” explains how reading books changed his outlook on life and eventually his life itself. The first book that widened his horizons was an overtly controversial book by H. L. Mencken. I have a story not so dissimilar from his.
"We Real Cool" is a short, yet powerful poem by Gwendolyn Brooks that sends a life learning message to its reader. The message Brooks is trying to send is that dropping out of school and roaming the streets is in fact not "cool" but in actuality a dead end street.
However, there are clear signs of inspiration from Langston Hughes’ jazzy rhythm in poems such as, “The Weary Blues” (Gross). “We Real Cool” also has a jazzy rhythm when being read out loud, possibly because of the three beats in every line excluding the first and last line. In contrast of this upbeat rhythm, the message of the poem says a lot about the youth and society. Brooks shows how some young people will go through great lengths to defy society and “live for the moment.” She however, does not determine if this is good or bad, but the audience is left with the impression that defying society’s expectations can put people at risks. Even today, it can be difficult for some people to show off their individuality and be independent without running into risks that may affect their lives
In the essay I hope to explain why I picked each poem and to suggest
Once I started thinking about the actually meaning and significance behind the poem in and of itself I found it to be quite interesting and I couldn’t seem to stop thinking about it. The poem is interesting because it still has a lot of cultural significance to it because the ideas of what constitute being “cool” haven’t really changed that much throughout the years and so what is said in the poem still holds up in today’s
The poem I have chosen to focus on is “I was Born into a World” by James Franco. This poem focuses on how humans have successfully changed the world we are living in for the worse. Franco describes how most aspects of his life that he has always thought of as being definite are now starting to disappear in front of his eyes. The way that humans have treated our planet is ultimately resulting in the downfall of its diversity and its beauty. This position that Franco holds is something that I believe both Henry David Thoreau, and David Haskell would agree with.
When reading or listening to poetry, the main objective for me is to feel moved. Happiness, longing, sadness are some of the feelings that can be achieved just by listening to others’ words. It is within these words that creates another world, or separates us from our own. Words all have a certain kind of attachment to them, so if used properly an author can stimulate a reader beyond belief.
...I do like to go back and reread my favorite parts of stories and books so analysing how my views and ideas change over a piece of writing was interesting for me. During my first read of something I often look at the work in a very literal sense. I am only trying to see what the writer is strictly saying and not really looking for any literary devices. After that with each read I try to look for more hidden meanings. I read it from all the different viewpoints I can think of to see what evidence there is for it. Once I have found what I think is the best fitting meaning I try to pinpoint the parts that fit that view. As a reader I am very similar to myself in that I am very into the details and very tactical about how I look at the meaning of something. When reading something I take steps in looking at it much like I did when reading Frost’s poem “Mending Wall”.
Literature has many purposes, and opens doors to unique worlds. Through Literature, we discover ourselves and world time and again.