Compare And Contrast Mr Flood And Richard Cory

Robinson Poems Reader Response

Although the two poems "Mr. Flood" and "Richard Cory" are two different poems, they share many of the same characteristics. These two poems were written by the same author and that is clearly displayed in of the style of writing and the main theme of the poems. These poems also have unique symbols used to cause the reader to think about the dealer meaning a behind the poem and modernist heroes to help the reader relate to the story more. The two poems "Mr. Flood's Party" and "Richard Cory" are two great examples of narrative poems. Both poems have a series of events that take place throughout the brief storyline and are told by an outside point of view. In the poem "Mr. Flood's Party" he does a series of things throughout the poem such as walking through his

Flood's Party" and "Richard Cory" is the way the modernist hero is portrayed in each poem. In the poem "Mr. Flood's Party" the modernist hero is the protagonist, but in the poem "Richard Cory" the modernist hero is the town's people, and in the case of this poem, the narrators as well. In the poem "Mr. Flood's Party", Mr. Flood fits all of the qualities for a modernist hero. The first way is that he is realistic. He is just a man, with no special powers or anything like that and views life the same way most people viewed life in that time period. He is also very flawed because he has a drinking problem and has no close friends or family. This makes the reader sympathize with him more because we can relate to him more. He is also ambiguous because he feels sorry for himself because he feels although he has lived for to long, but life is a precious thing, so he should feel grateful. The last characteristic that makes him a modernist hero is the fact that he is redeemable. He is redeemable because he was a great War veteran and feels terrible after he has had too much to drink. This makes him the idealistic modernist