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Poetry Analysis: Richard Cory Homework
Read Edwin Arlington Robinson's "Richard Cory" and consider the following questions. What you learned from the Literary Analysis lecture.
- What type of poem is "Richard Cory"? (Epic, Narrative, Ode, etc.)
- Describe the poem's point of view. (Who is speaking?)
- Paraphrase the action of the poem in your own words. (What literally happens?)
- Look at the poem's structure; what can you say about its number of stanzas, lines, etc.?
- Describe the rhythm of the poem.
- Describe the setting of "Richard Cory."
- How does this poem rhyme? Plot the poem's end rhyme, and find examples of sight rhyme, internal rhyme, and repetition.
- Find an example of each of the following: Alliteration, assonance, and consonance.
- What do you think the theme (purpose) of "Richard Cory" might be? What does the author want us to learn or understand?
- Do you see anything in the poem that might have symbolic meaning? Explain.
- Describe the tone of the poem. (Make note of the tone shift at the end!)
- Describe the poem's powerful use of situational irony.
- Think about language (formal? casual?) and diction (word choice); what do these contribute to the poem?
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