Analyzing Edwin Arlington Robinson's Poem 'Richard Cory'

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Ramyl Lopez Professor Lamazares ENC 1102 T 9:50 AM 2 October 2016 Richard Cory Edwin Arlington Robinson is known for his career in poem which lead him to win prices as the Pulitzer price, which he won three of them. He was born in Maine, on December 33 1869. His family expected a daughter and did not prepare any male name for him, and his name was the result of a lottery on a family vacation. He was part of a relatively wealthy family, his father was a politician and merchant in his town but was offered the position of director in a bank in other city where they moved. In 1891 Edwin attended Harvard, and continue studying there 2 more years. He experienced several situations that influenced his poetry, the family wealth declined, his father died, he was forced to …show more content…

People consider him to be a good person based on his appearance and kindness. Gentleman is an adjective that describes how a man should be, that adjective unifies several positive qualities that people consider Richard Cory had. Gentleman also states a social status, the speaker is emphasizing he is not just a man, he is a gentleman which belongs to a higher social class. Cory is also physically described; he is “imperially slim”. The narrator of the story uses adjectives such as “gentleman” and “imperially” to emphasize that Richard Cory is in a higher social level that the rest of the town. The poem is filled of adjectives with connotations of higher level or superiority to provide that sense that Cory is in a higher position. “He was always human when he talked”. The sentence implies people may sometimes feel inferior compared to him, but he was kind to everyone in the town and not arrogant as people may thing a man of his social class may be. Richard treated people with respect and education and people could feel him closer to them even with the social differences that

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