The poem Richard Cory was written by Edwin Arlington Robinson who was educated at Harvard. He was misunderstood as an artist, was in love with his brother's wife, and had a family full of alcohol problems. Edwin Arlington Robinson drew inspiration for his poems from the tortured lives of his family and acquaintances. To turn, what would have been, autobiographies into myth his "stories" (including Richard Cory) take place in a fictitious town called Tillbury. Robinson has a famous triptych that is set to music, which portrays three Tillbury men living their lives in silent misery. The poem Richard Cory is derived from this triptych and has some similarity to Robinson's brother who committed suicide after a series of failed business investments. .
Robinson's poem is about a wealthy man named Richard Cory who is admired and envied by those who consider themselves less fortunate he is. These people wish that they were in Richard Cory's place but, to the people's surprise, on one "calm summer night" he commits suicide by shooting himself in the head. The theme of Richard Cory is that things aren't always what they seem. On first reading this poem it made me feel sad. The poem has such a realistic touch to it and it made me feel as if I knew Richard Cory himself. The poem reminds me of how kids and teens idolize movie stars and famous singers. These kids/teens are for the most part shown only the positive aspects of the stars' lives. The stars look beautiful (after hours of prep time with hairstylists, and makeup artists), seem to have everything that money can buy (cars, clothes, etc.) and always have a smile spread across their face (for the cameras of course). The kids/teens don't get to see the stars on an internal level, all they see is the external factors. Meanwhile these stars, when not in front of the camera, aren't always what they seem. They can have emotional, psychological, or even family problems and they also have to do a lot of hard work to be successful.
Edwin Arlington Robinson's poem, Richard Cory, is a modern day Aesop fable. ... The people on the pavement were people who looked up to Richard Cory. This is because Richard Cory was a well-distinguished businessman. ... It is in this area of his life that I believe Richard Cory was poor. ... It may have been that Richard Cory had only money as his friend. ...
Ozymandias was wrote in around 1792 whereas Richard Cory was wrote around 1924. ... On the other hand Richard Cory is not in the form of a sonnet. ... In Richard Cory "To make us wish that we were in his place," this empathises how much that people downtown admire Richard Cory. ... A metaphor is used around Richard Cory "he glittered when he walked," this likewise empathises the royalty around Richard Cory maybe just like the famous Richard the Lion Heart. ... Richard Cory's death is sudden, shocking and unexpected. ...
Written in 1897 by Edwin Arlington Robinson,"Richard Cory" is a detail-oriented poem designed to make the reader think very thoroughly about the words and phrases that are used throughout the piece. ... Robinson uses imagery to describe the character through the townspeople's eyes, and irony to show the reader who the real Richard Cory is. ... The line, "Whenever Richard Cory went down town"" (line 1), illustrates that he does not live nearby with everyone else, but is a visitor who is regularly seen in the area. ... The third stanza expresses how the townspeople were envious of Richard C...
Robinson's poem "Richard Cory" uses metaphors as a means to convey a story of personal failure. ... Robinson's use of diction in his poem "Richard Cory" expresses the poem's meaning. ... Ellsworth Barnard says that "[t]he first two lines suggest Richard Cory's distinction, his separation from ordinary folk" (Barnard 52). ... Even though Cory had a lot of fans, he took his own life, a picture-shattering action that leaves the reader questioning how could they have been wrong about Richard Cory the entire time. ... That was the case of Richard...
In Edwin Arlington Robinson's poems, "Richard Cory", "Miniver Cheevy", and "Mr. ... In "Richard Cory" the narrator gives you the impression that Richard Cory is the ideal man. ... In "Richard Cory", the author explains how everyone in the town would love to live the, seemingly, perfect life of Richard Cory. ...
"Richard Cory" The poem "Richard Cory" is a poem that explains this world in the most mysterious way. ... The people in "downtown" and on the "pavement," were way underneath Richard's stature. ... Richard was a very wealthy man, but I do not think that he was what you would call "filthy rich," he was just a regular human being with more money in his pocket. ... I still would like to know the exact reason why Richard put a bullet through his head, but I can use my imagination to finish it myself. ... Everyone has a "Richard Cory" within them, they just might not show it off as...
Both Richard Cory and Miniver Cheevy are Outcast in Society. ... Miniver Cheevy believes he was born to late he wants to be rich he wants to have nice clothes like Richard Cory does. ... Richard Cory has money he is well dressed and clean shaven. a slim good looking man. ... Richard Cory shoots himslef in the head. ... Where as Richard Cory seems to have it all He seems happy, everyone is to busy envying him to notice how lonely and sad he is....
Many literary works reveal the same universal truths, but take very different approaches in doing so. Both Kate Chopin's "Story of an Hour" and Edwin Arlington Robinson's "Richard Cory" show their readers that without freedom there is death. Chopin's "Story of an Hour" and Robinson's "Richard Cory" demonstrate the affect that freedom has on the heart. ... Cory of "Richard Cory" causes "fluttered pulses" when he speaks to the people on the street. ... This is demonstrated in both literary works. ...
One of the countless literary works to use this form of irony is a poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson called "Richard Cory". ... Cory as a slim, handsome, neatly dressed, educated man who happens to be very rich. ... "And Richard Cory, one calm summer night, Went home and put a bullet through his head." ... Cory was not at all a happy man. ... For centuries literary techniques, such as irony, have enhanced the quality of writing. ...