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We Real Smart

November 14, 2010
By Lexi Conklin SILVER, Bosque Farms, New Mexico
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The Teacher's Pets
Five in the frount of the classroom

We real smart. We have perfect attendance. We

Prowel the boundries. We
Learn to behave. We

Listen to Lectures. We
Take oppertunities. We

Overachieve on tests. We
Drive our lives.

© Valcy E., Stony Point, NY

The author's comments:
My inspiration for this poem came from the published poem, We Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks. I used this this poem to mimick my very own poem with a different subject.
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LoveLikeEpic GOLD said...
on Nov. 18 2010 at 9:28 am
LoveLikeEpic GOLD, Boise, Idaho
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We had to write a poem exactly like in this in English. Yours is epic.
YankeeSwagg PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 18 2010 at 9:14 am
YankeeSwagg PLATINUM, Holly Springs, North Carolina
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very cute (:
kmarie14 PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 17 2010 at 10:28 pm
kmarie14 PLATINUM, Hyrum, Utah
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:) luv luv this! :) ha ha it was awesome :P check out my work?
Savannainthesky GOLD said...
on Nov. 17 2010 at 12:48 pm
Savannainthesky GOLD, West Suffield, Connecticut
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wow, amazing i agree with AaronLawrence,  this was very ironic and really enjoyable I'd love to have your opinon on some of my work.
bluegirl440 DIAMOND said...
on Nov. 17 2010 at 9:58 am
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I love the original as well as this poem. It was fun comparing the two.
MRose911 GOLD said...
on Nov. 16 2010 at 9:57 pm
MRose911 GOLD, Paradise, Utah
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this poem is awesome!! :) i love it!! :) check out my work?
fatesknocking GOLD said...
on Nov. 16 2010 at 9:44 pm
fatesknocking GOLD, Solon, Ohio
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i knew right when i saw the title that you used We Real Cool. i love that poem, and your poem is awesome! nice job (:
Karamel PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 15 2010 at 6:42 pm
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Agreed. This poem was a bit more unorthodox than most, which is why I appreciated it. Keep writing!
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on Nov. 15 2010 at 1:51 pm
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lol, nice poem. kind of short tho..

 

AaronLawrence SILVER said...
on Nov. 15 2010 at 11:33 am
AaronLawrence SILVER, St. Louis, Missouri
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Extremly good.  The only thing was We real cool sounds ironic cause of its poor grammer but We Real Smart leads you to believe your talking about the opposite.  Also, mispelling front does the same thing.