A poetry analysis of “Richard Cory”
Introduction (do not write anything here):
Lead Sentence (must be interesting; cannot be a question): Money can make life less stressful but having more money isn’t going to make you happy.
Continue introducing your topic (give relevant background about your poem) in three sentences: In the poem “Richard Cory”, Richard Cory is a rich guy and a total gentlemen. Everyone in the town wants to be just like him. Then something happened that no one guessed would ever happen to him. Richard Cory goes home and shoots himself in head, killing himself instantly.
THESIS (ONE sentence; revised from working thesis): Edwin Arlington Robinson, the poet of “Richard Cory”, shows the idea that wealth and status does …show more content…
Explanation (two sentences): This means that he was considered to be a gentlemen from head to toe. When people think of rich people they think of jerks but in reality not all rich people are pretty nice.
Evidence or Explanation #2 (must include citation) ): DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING HERE
Lead in: Their is a lot of rich people in this world but not as rich as Richard Cory.
Evidence: “And he was rich—yes, richer than a king—” (Line 9).
Explanation (two sentences): Richard Cory is a rich person and we are told that flat out. Kings are super rich from living in a family for generations that have ruled that country. People who read this poem wonder how he became so rich. Was he a king?
Transition sentence (connect your explanation back to your thesis): Being rich is not everything people need in the world and it will not make anyone happy necessarily.
Body paragraph #3 (do not write anything here):
Topic sentence (tell what this paragraph will be about): Poems have allusions to history so people normally need to know what it is they are referring to.
Evidence or Explanation #1 (must include citation) ): DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING …show more content…
” People have stereotypes for the rulers at this time and Richard Cory fits them to T.
Evidence or Explanation #2 (must include citation) ): DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING HERE
Lead in: In the title there is an allusion
Evidence: Richard Cory is the title of the poem and he represents a king. This king’s name is Richard I of England.
Explanation (two sentences): King Richard was the king in England from July 6, 1189 to April 6, 1199. King Richard was an person who was all about himself and didn’t really care about the fate of the country. This is kinda how Richard Cory is the poem because he never cares to ask anyone to see if they are doing okay.
Transition sentence (connect your explanation back to your thesis): Richard Cory is somewhat the typical rich guy like a King may be but he is still not happy.
Conclusion (do not write anything here): Restatement of Thesis (not in the same words): Robinson uses a lot of literary elements including connotation, imagery and allusions to show us that wealth and status does not make people
Introduction (do not write anything here):
Lead Sentence (must be interesting; cannot be a question): Money can make life less stressful but having more money isn’t going to make you happy.
Continue introducing your topic (give relevant background about your poem) in three sentences: In the poem “Richard Cory”, Richard Cory is a rich guy and a total gentlemen. Everyone in the town wants to be just like him. Then something happened that no one guessed would ever happen to him. Richard Cory goes home and shoots himself in head, killing himself instantly.
THESIS (ONE sentence; revised from working thesis): Edwin Arlington Robinson, the poet of “Richard Cory”, shows the idea that wealth and status does …show more content…
Explanation (two sentences): This means that he was considered to be a gentlemen from head to toe. When people think of rich people they think of jerks but in reality not all rich people are pretty nice.
Evidence or Explanation #2 (must include citation) ): DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING HERE
Lead in: Their is a lot of rich people in this world but not as rich as Richard Cory.
Evidence: “And he was rich—yes, richer than a king—” (Line 9).
Explanation (two sentences): Richard Cory is a rich person and we are told that flat out. Kings are super rich from living in a family for generations that have ruled that country. People who read this poem wonder how he became so rich. Was he a king?
Transition sentence (connect your explanation back to your thesis): Being rich is not everything people need in the world and it will not make anyone happy necessarily.
Body paragraph #3 (do not write anything here):
Topic sentence (tell what this paragraph will be about): Poems have allusions to history so people normally need to know what it is they are referring to.
Evidence or Explanation #1 (must include citation) ): DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING …show more content…
” People have stereotypes for the rulers at this time and Richard Cory fits them to T.
Evidence or Explanation #2 (must include citation) ): DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING HERE
Lead in: In the title there is an allusion
Evidence: Richard Cory is the title of the poem and he represents a king. This king’s name is Richard I of England.
Explanation (two sentences): King Richard was the king in England from July 6, 1189 to April 6, 1199. King Richard was an person who was all about himself and didn’t really care about the fate of the country. This is kinda how Richard Cory is the poem because he never cares to ask anyone to see if they are doing okay.
Transition sentence (connect your explanation back to your thesis): Richard Cory is somewhat the typical rich guy like a King may be but he is still not happy.
Conclusion (do not write anything here): Restatement of Thesis (not in the same words): Robinson uses a lot of literary elements including connotation, imagery and allusions to show us that wealth and status does not make people