Analysis of THE FOOL PLAYERS: JUDGEMENT AT THE GOLDEN SHOVEL
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
THE FOOL PLAYERS.
JUDGEMENT AT THE GOLDEN SHOVEL.
by Sharik Currimbhoy Ebrahim
We, real not cool. We
Don’t play pool. We
Know hate. We
Con tem plate. We
Judge you. We
Don’t play no fool. We
Decide fate, We
Don’t forgive. We
Don’t wait, We
Weighed the scale, We
See you Fail, We
Leave no clue. We
Have Judged You.
- THE WHITE KNIGHT
Scheme | A B C C C C C C C A B X C C C C C C C C C C C C X X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0110 10101010 1111 111 111 111 111 111 111 0110 10101010 1111 11111 1111 111 1111 111 11111 111 1011 111 1011 1111 1111 111 011 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 604 |
Words | 150 |
Sentences | 23 |
Stanzas | 26 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 26 |
Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 14 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 4 |
About this poem
Below we have the original poem “The Pool Players by Gwendolyn Brooks, followed by the poem “The Fool Players by Sharik Currimbhoy Ebrahim” Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000) was an American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people in her community. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry on May 1, 1950, for Annie Allen, making her the first African American to receive a Pulitzer Prize. One of her most celebrated poems is “The Pool Players” about the plight of black youth, led astray, and outcast. The Fool Players by Sharik Currimbhoy Ebrahim is inspired by the unfairness of the circumstances of the Pool Players. It is based on a conversation where the poet learns of a friend, who suffers domestic abuse in silence. However, unlike the Pool Players, the author alludes to the scales of justice being balanced in the end for The Fool Players. It would mean a lot to me if you could rate my poem the number of stars you think appropriate. It would be very encouraging and I would really appreciate it. more »
Written on November 11, 2011
Submitted by cmd_1 on November 16, 2022
Modified on March 23, 2023
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