Part one of term paper
The , by Edwin Arlington Robinson, is that people cannot determine another person’s happiness by their appearance. The author uses the setting, imagery, and symbolism to illustrate this theme. The settings that this author uses makes the readers think that Richard Cory is a happy man who is greatly admired. Downtown is one of the settings t ...

Part two of term paper
... were the people that judged him just by the way that he looked. They thought that he was perfect because he did not appear to have any problems and looked to be very happy. The last setting that was used was a calm summer night. This setting makes everything seem so peaceful, but in reality Richard Cory was killing himself. It is an ironic setting because we think just the opposite as we are reading the poem. The second way the author illustrates the theme is imagery. The fact that Richard Cory wa ...