Poetry Assignment "Richard Cory" <Tab/>Richard Cory is a poem written by Edwin Robinson, he uses a variety of poetic elements. Poetic elements are imagery, rhyme scheme, symbolism and hyperbole to name a few. Robinson's most common elements used in this poem are rhyme scheme and hyperbole. Robinson uses many elements, you can tell though out his poem that he's trying to make the 'flow' of the poem easy for it's …showed first 75 words of 800 total…

…showed last 75 words of 800 total…night, and again with bread and head. I feel that this is most frequently used element, I feel it helps bring the poem together. I highlighted the second line because I felt that in this line, he uses symbolism incredibly well. He says " went without the meat and cursed the bread." Richard Cory is a very superior poem that bring reality and emotion to paper. The poem shows his personality as well as his character.