"Richard Cory"

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School essay

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3 pages

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.doc

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08/18/2007

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Table of Contents "Richard Cory" Table of Contents

 
  1. Introduction
  2. The speaker's tone in 'Richard Cory'
  3. Words and phrases in the poem
    1. A deeper implied meaning
    2. The presence of obvious extended metaphors
    3. The phrase 'admirably schooled in every grace'
  4. Conclusion

Abstract

In Edwin Arlington Robinson's short poem "richard cory," the speaker tells of a rich gentleman who, to the collective shock of the community, commits suicide for unknown reasons. The poem begins by describing this gentleman, richard cory, as slim, graceful, and friendly. Even though he is much richer than the rest of the community, he is always personable and speaks nicely to the common townspeople. The speaker describes cory as nicely but humbly dressed; however he still has some innate quality about him that makes him appear to sparkle in the eyes of the town. Because of this, the townsfolk always watch him with awe whenever they see him. cory is obviously well liked and admired by the whole community, who apparently think he has the perfect life. They envy him so much, in fact, that they come to resent their own situations in life; they work long hard hours, but they still cannot even afford to buy decent food for their families. cory's suicide is told at the very end of the poem in only two lines, and is as much of a shock to the reader as it must have been to the town.

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