“Richard Cory”

By: Edwin Arlington Robinson

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“Richard Cory”
By: Edwin Arlington Robinson
 Edwin Arlington Robinson’s Biography
Edwin Arlington Robinson was born in the village of
Head Tide in the town of Alna, Maine on December 22,
1869. Third son of Edward and Mary Elizabeth (Palmer)
Robinson, he was shy and quiet as a child, also utterly
fascinated by the sound of the words. His greatest
delights seemed to be “Hunting difficult word”.

Early 1935, Robinson fell ill with cancer. He stayed

hospitalized until his death, correcting galley proofs of
his last poem, “king Jasper” only hours before sleeping
into a final coma.

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His admirable face glittered among the crowd.

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His heart fluttered when he saw

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The pavement in their place is

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 “What makes a
person truly happy
and contented?”
 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.
RICHARD
CORY
Irony usually conveys a difference
between how things seem to be and
the reality.

Example:
1. The name of Britain’s biggest dog was

“Tiny”.
2. I posted a video on Youtube about
how boring and useless Youtube is.
EVALUATION : GROUP ACTIVITY

O Group 1: THE SINGERS

Choose a song that is related to the message of
the poem. Sing it out and briefly explain your
choice of song.

O Group 2: THE ACTORS

Act as if you are Richard Cory and the laborers
in the poem. Impersonate their words and
actions.
O Group 3: THE ARTISTS
Draw the place where Richard Cory and the laborers
live and encounter everyday. Briefly discussed your
illustration.

O Group 4: THE WRITERS

Write a letter of advice to negligent parents who are
busy enriching themselves.

O Group 5: THE STORYTELLERS

Transform the poem into a narrative by telling the
story in your own words.
RUBRIC
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CRITERIA EXEMPLARY SATISFACTOR UNSATISFACTORY
5 Y 3
4
Content In-depth, Accurate Some details are
Accurate details. inaccurate.
Details.
Organization Words are Some words are Many words are
appropriate. inappropriate. inappropriate.

Attitude The group Less support is Some members do not

Manifested manifested manifested by the show support.
support. group.
Task The output is The output is The output is original and
Performance original, creative original, less creative but not
and impressive. creative and impressive.
impressive.
TOTAL 20 points 16 points 12 points
Assignment:

O Follow-up: Construct a short poem and

identify the literary devices used in the poem.

O Advance: Read the poem, “The Road Not

Taken ” by Robert Frost.
Thank You!!!

Prepared by:
Diana Mae L. Cordova