In Gwendolyn Brooks' poem, "we real cool," the Golden Shovel is_______________?
Correct answer: D. The name of a pool hall.
- A. The name of a restaurant the pool players cannot enter.
- B. A metaphor for colossal lies they have been buried with.
- C. A metaphor for the pool players who are trying to dig out of their neighborhood.
- D. The name of a pool hall.
Explanation
The Golden Shovel is the name of the pool hall in Brooks’s poem, where the young players spend their time. It is not a metaphorical shovel or the name of a restaurant.
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