We Real Cool
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We Real Cool is a brief, jazz-influenced poem by Gwendolyn Brooks that poignantly portrays the defiant, precarious lives of young Black men.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| We Real Cool canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3403598 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: We Real Cool Context triple: [Gwendolyn Brooks, notableWork, We Real Cool]
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A.
Harlem Shadows
Harlem Shadows is a landmark 1922 poetry collection by Harlem Renaissance writer Claude McKay that explores Black urban life, racial injustice, and modernist themes.
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B.
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
"Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" is a soulful, horn-driven rock song by Bruce Springsteen that tells the story of the formation of the E Street Band.
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C.
I, Too
"I, Too" is a short, powerful poem by Langston Hughes that asserts the dignity and eventual recognition of African Americans within the American identity.
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D.
Out in the Street
"Out in the Street" is a rock song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1980 album *The River*, known for its upbeat sound and themes of working-class freedom and camaraderie.
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E.
Born Under a Bad Sign
Born Under a Bad Sign is a landmark 1967 electric blues album by guitarist and singer Albert King, renowned for its influential title track and enduring impact on blues and rock music.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: We Real Cool Target entity description: We Real Cool is a brief, jazz-influenced poem by Gwendolyn Brooks that poignantly portrays the defiant, precarious lives of young Black men.
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A.
Harlem Shadows
Harlem Shadows is a landmark 1922 poetry collection by Harlem Renaissance writer Claude McKay that explores Black urban life, racial injustice, and modernist themes.
-
B.
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
"Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" is a soulful, horn-driven rock song by Bruce Springsteen that tells the story of the formation of the E Street Band.
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C.
I, Too
"I, Too" is a short, powerful poem by Langston Hughes that asserts the dignity and eventual recognition of African Americans within the American identity.
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D.
Out in the Street
"Out in the Street" is a rock song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1980 album *The River*, known for its upbeat sound and themes of working-class freedom and camaraderie.
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E.
Born Under a Bad Sign
Born Under a Bad Sign is a landmark 1967 electric blues album by guitarist and singer Albert King, renowned for its influential title track and enduring impact on blues and rock music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literaryWork
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poem ⓘ |
| addressesIssue |
education and dropout
ⓘ
race in America ⓘ urban youth culture ⓘ |
| author | Gwendolyn Brooks ⓘ |
| collection | The Bean Eaters ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| firstPublishedIn | The Bean Eaters ⓘ |
| form | short lyric poem ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz-influenced poetry
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | pool players ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
considered a classic of American poetry
ⓘ
widely anthologized ⓘ |
| includedInSyllabi |
American college literature courses
ⓘ
American high school literature courses ⓘ |
| influencedBy | jazz ⓘ |
| intendedEffect | social critique ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lineCount | 8 ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
alliteration
ⓘ
colloquial diction ⓘ enjambment ⓘ internal rhyme ⓘ repetition ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| meter | free verse ⓘ |
| movement |
African-American literature
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Chicago Black Renaissance ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person plural ⓘ |
| notableLine |
We / Die soon.
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We real cool. We / Left school. ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | irregular ⓘ |
| setting | pool hall ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | young Black men ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general readership ⓘ |
| theme |
consequences of risk-taking
ⓘ
defiance ⓘ mortality ⓘ social marginalization ⓘ youth rebellion ⓘ |
| tone |
defiant
ⓘ
ominous ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: We Real Cool Description of subject: We Real Cool is a brief, jazz-influenced poem by Gwendolyn Brooks that poignantly portrays the defiant, precarious lives of young Black men.
Referenced by (2)
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