Richard Cory

“Richard Cory”, written by Edwin Arlington Robinson, portrays a man’s life story only through the effect of his personality upon those who admire him. The poem is separated into four stanzas, each unfolding a different aspect of the protagonist’s life represented by the townspeople. This poem is devoid of almost any literary elements and figurative language; however, the words themselves still have resonance. By formulating assumptions and opinions of how the other half lives, the “people on the…

In the poem, Richard Cory by Edwin Arlington Robinson, the speaker is one the people in down town who used to admire Richard Cory. This is shown when the narrator says, “We people in the pavement looked at him” (2). Although the gender of that person is unknown, it is obvious who the speaker is in this poem. Besides, the raconteur is speaking about Richard Cory who used to be the most envied man in town until the point in which the speaker states, “[H]e was everything / To make us wish that we…

increasingly popular at his time, Edwin stuck with a writing style that was his own, and quite traditional as well. Three of his most prolific poems are Richard Cory, Miniver Cheevy, and Luke Havergal, and their dark themes of isolation and failure brilliantly display why Edwin Arlington Robinson is the best poet of the Modernist Era. Richard Cory is Robinson’s most famous piece of work,…

of their own home they can portray a much different side to their personality. "Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson is the story of a very wealthy man who kills himself. People were stunned because everyone envied this "gentleman" who they assumed had the perfect life. It revealed that money certainly does not buy happiness. Richard Cory's lack of camaraderie could have been a reason for his actions. Richard Cory…

“Richard Cory” by Edwin Arlington Robinson, illustrates great significance with depression that reflects in today’s upper class societal issues. His poem is about a rich man that commits suicide and the thoughts of the people who encounter him during his everyday life. Outward appearances are not always, what it seems. Those who suffer from depression can appear to be happy and loving people on the outside, but on the inside, can be suffering from unrelenting nightmares. While money does not…

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…

feeling often times expressed by people, even if it is not felt. A poem written by Edwin Arlington Robinson titled, “Richard Cory,” was a prime example of this. This poem does an excellent job of telling a story, through only a single scene. It explains the life of a wealthy, admired man that showed signs indicating his feelings of happiness. Most people were able to assume that Richard Cory had everything he ever could have imagined because of his financial status, nevertheless, they were…

The Scarlet Letter and the poem Richard Cory both have comparable underlying themes within the text. Richard Cory by Edwin Arlington Robinson is trying to show the reader that outward appearance is not always as is seems. The Scarlet Letter is a complex and complicated story based on the sins of guilt and secrecy, in Hester Prynne’s Puritan society. They both share similar themes that can be represented by the different main characters of The Scarlet Letter. Arthur Dimmesdale is a young…

more texts from the eighteenth, nineteenth, or early twentieth century in American literature that focus on similar topics or themes. The theme I am going to be talking about is hiding behind a mask. In the two stories, "We wear the Mask" and "Richard Cory" they are both about how people can wear a mask and can never see their true colors. In the first story, "We Wear the Mask" it is about how people wear a mask that they will hide behind. It is a metaphorical lesson. People may be smiling on…

Richard Cory is written by Edwin Arlington Robinson in 1897. Richard Cory is a narrative poem, meaning it tells a story. It was published as part of The Children of the Night, one of Robinson’s most popular anthologized poems. Edwin Arlington Robinson was supposedly destined for a career in business or in a science since his dad was a wealthy New England merchant, but was he guided towards his poetic pursuits by a neighbor. He consistently dedicated himself to his work throughout his entire life…