Richard Cory Trivia Quiz

Answer:

The poem "Richard Cory" was written by Edward Arlington Robinson in 1897 for "The Children of the Night" anthology. The narrator of the poem was someone who had seen Richard Cory, but didn't know him personally.

Richard Cory was seen as a good man from his shoes to his head. The poem was written when a depression had hit the 1890s. The narrator and the other townsfolk envied Richard Cory for the clothes he wore and the money he had.

Richard Cory didn't speak with an accent or put on airs, but the narrator said people got excited when Richard Cory greeted them and it seemed like he was always happy and it rubbed off on people.

The way the narrator talks about Richard Cory "glittering", he could be describing Richard Cory's personality or his actual clothing glittering in the sun.

The narrator assumed that Richard Cory was happy because he had money, manners and a grace about himself that people envied.

The narrator reveals that he and the others went without meat probably because it was too expensive. He also mentions they cursed the bread which meant the bread might have been old, stale and possibly moldy.

While all this was going on, the narrator reveals that one night during the summer Richard Cory, who everyone thought was a happy man with no problems, went home and committed suicide.