Street Kings
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IMDB rating: 7.30 Plot: Tom Ludlow is a veteran LAPD cop who finds life difficult to navigate after the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he’s been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him. |
Actors: Reeves Keanu,Whitaker Forest,Laurie Hugh,Evans Chris,Cedric the Entertainer,Mohr Jay,Crews Terry,Common,Corbett John,Nolasco Amaury,Gugliemi Noel,Monks Michael,Gates Daryl,Crime,Drama,Thriller,
Questions for the poem Corner by Ralph Pomeroy?
Ok so question1…what is the sense? (meaning of the poem)
question 2…….the theme of the pome not the topic
question 3….how do the poetic devices in the poem contribute to the poem?
question 4……..did u enjoy the poem? why?
question 5……..who is the prince of coolness and whos the king of fear?
The cop slumps alertly at his motorcycle,
supported by one leg like a leather stork.
His glance accuses me of loitering.
I can see his eyes moving like a fish
in the green depths of his green goggles.
His ease is fake. I can tell.
My ease is fake. And he can tell.
The fingers armoured by his gloves
Splay and clench, itching to change something.
As if he were my enemy or my death,
I just stand there watching.
I spit out my gum which has gone stale.
I knock out my new cigarette –
Which is my bravery.
It is all imperceptible:
The way I shift my weight,
The way he creaks in the saddle.
The traffic is specific though constant.
The sun surrounds me, divides the street between us.
His crash helmet is whiter in the shade.
It is like a bullring as they say it is just before the fighting.
I cannot back down. I am there.
Everything holds me back.
I am in danger of disappearing into the sunny dust,
My levis bake and my T-shirt sweats.
My cigarette makes my eyes burn.
But I don’t dare drop it.
Who made him my enemy?
Prince of coolness. King of fear.
Why do I lean here waiting?
Why does he lounge there watching?
I am becoming sunlight.
My hair is on fire. My boots run like tar.
I am hung-up by the bright air.
Something breaks through all of a sudden.
And he blasts off, quick as a craver,
Snug in his power; watching me watch.
The poet paints a picture of a stand-off between the police and a gang member.
The theme is a study of power. Both men in the poem assert their power in this Mexican stand-off.
The use of simile and metaphor helps to create an image of these men.
I enjoy this poem because I enjoy the sense of rising tension.
The Price of Coolness= the cop. The King of Fear is also the cop. In fact, both men could share these titles.
libby l | Feb 02, 2010
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