Round of 16 · Region II: Identity & Resistance · Matchup 4

"We Real Cool"

Gwendolyn Brooks, 1959

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"We Real Cool"

Gwendolyn Brooks

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.

QUESTION 1 / 5
AP Literature · Close Reading
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100% · PERFECT SCORE

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"We Real Cool"
Gwendolyn Brooks · 5/5 · 100%

Matchup 4: Brooks vs. Komunyakaa
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