My view point of the intent of the poem "We Real Cool" is about a young person that quit school and engages in undesirable activity.
The person in this poem, along with friends are aware that the decisions they have made are bad. These decisions are destine to cause them to live short lives.
It is apparent that there is illegal drugs involved and this may be the influence on this person quitting school and knowing that the consequence is early death.
This person is very choppy and delusional in his wording and some what unclear in getting his point across in the text.
With such a charged poem, I wonder, what impression did it create? Beyond the summary and scenario, what emotions, thoughts, etc did it create for you? Did the poet actually achieve them?
ReplyDeleteSpeak more on the choppiness and delusional component of the writing. How did that affect what you took from it. Did it bring anything at all? Or did it detract from the piece?
You can go in several different directions with the analysis, but try to draw these elements into your responses. I'd like to know more of what you think than about the specific details of the poem.
Overall, the response is okay. You are articulate and the writing style is easy to follow. I would just like to see more analysis and more attention to explaining your thoughts.