"We real cool" by Gwendolyn.


We real cool. We
Left school. We

Lurk late. We
Strike straight. We

Sing sin. We
Thin gin. We

Jazz June. We
Die soon.



Symbolism:in this poem the quote"we real cool" simbolizes that those students think they are cool because they do everything wrong but they know that they will die soon because of the wrong things they do.


Alliteration:"lurk late" is an axample of alliteration the sudents stay out at night doing wrong things in the streets.

Rhythm: