We Real Cool

What is the effect of the repetition of the word "we" Throughout the poem

We real cool We Left school We Lurk late We Strike straight We Sing sin We Thin gin We Jazz June We die soon

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In the poem “We Real Cool”, Gwendolyn Brooks utilizes repetition to emphasize the consequences of discontinuing school. Brooks repeats “We” to create a direct approach to those that are teenage dropouts of school.
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