"Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson Flashcards

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stanza one: the “people on the pavement” look up and want to be Richard Cory

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  • richer than a king/to make us wish that we were in his place
  • the whole town gave this perspective
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stanza two: ironically, even though people want to be him, he doesn’t want to be himself

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  • put a bullet in his head
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what emotions or human experiences is the author exploring?

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misplaced jealousy by the townspeople toward cory

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what is the author saying about that emotion or experience? (overall theme)

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  • the grass isn’t always greener on the other side

- things aren’t always as they seem

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tone shift

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and richard cory, one calm summer

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cory

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rich

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irony

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everyone wanted to be richard cory

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supports the idea that richard cory is socially above the rest of the people in the poem

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  • in fine, we thought he was everything

- we people on the pavement looked up at him

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end of poem

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shocking

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and richard cory… went home and put a bullet through his head

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he didn’t have as good of a life as people thought he did

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