"(Analyze Authors Choice:)", Richard Cory, By Edwin Arlington Robinson, Whenever Richard Cory Went Down Town,, We People On The Pavement Looked At Him

(Analyze Authors Choice:)

Richard Cory
BY EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON

Whenever Richard Cory went down town,
We people on the pavement looked at him:
He was a gentleman from sole to crown,
Clean favored, and imperially slim.

And he was always quietly arrayed,
And he was always human when he talked;
But still he fluttered pulses when he said,
"Good-morning," and he glittered when he walked.

And he was rich—yes, richer than a king—
And admirably schooled in every grace:
In fine, we thought that he was everything
To make us wish that we were in his place.

So on we worked, and waited for the light,
And went without the meat, and cursed the bread;
And Richard Cory, one calm summer night,
Went home and put a bullet through his head.

(Authors Choice Questions:)
2.) In the poem "Richard Cory", the primary conflict is
A. Man vs. Man
B. Man vs. Self
C. Man vs. Thing
D. Man vs. Machine

3.) The climax of the poem is
A. when Richard walks through town.
B. when Richard says "Good morning."
C. when Richard is described as rich.
D. when Richard shoots himself.

 

2. A.

3. D.

i can add an ending here

"Richard Cory was perfect as he can be,

when we see him we each felt like an elf:

we thought he was so happy,

until he shot himself"