Richard Cory Poem Meaning

Comparing Poems The things about poems is that most of them have a similarity. I chose two poems to compare and tell you how they are similar. There was one major thing in these poems that were similar. I chose We Wear the Mask. This story has one great meaning and I will tell you about it later on in the essay. The second poem that I chose was Richard Cory. This poem had a similar meaning of it and I will talk about the poem here in a second. These both had a similar meaning to them and I will tell you about them. The first poem that I am going to talk about is We Wear the Mask. This poem was very good in many ways and the first way was the meaning. The meaning to this story is that everyone wakes up and puts on a mask. Not a physical mask, but a metaphorical mask. The mask is like saying that everyone hides their true self. Even …show more content…
Richard Cory was a guy that had everything. He had money, the proper schooling, and good looks. He did not look like a guy that would be depressed all of his life because of how his life was in general. This poem was also good in many ways. The first way was because of the meaning also. It was about this really wealthy guy who has everything. he has all what a guy would love to have. But one day he went home and put a bullet through his head. This was a harsh poem. They are both the same in many ways. The first major, and the main way they are the same, is because of the meaning of the story. Well, We Wear the Mask, was talking about how everyone in the world, wears a mask. A mask that covers our faces with a smile. We smile everyday and we pretend that we are all happy and having a good life, but in reality, we are sad inside. Richard Cory talks about this rich guy and at the end of the story, you find out that he wears a mask. He is all happy and having the perfect life. This is the major reason that these poems are