“Richard Cory” Poem Analysis In American culture, many people view celebrities to having it all together. Having great looks and money are often associated with happiness. This illusion made by the public greatly overshadows a public figures true feelings not knowing that many feel unhappy with themselves. In Edwin Arlington Robinson’s poem “Richard Cory”, he uses diction, point of view and irony in order to convey the theme(s) of how things are not always what they appear to be. Diction is described
completely opposite of what was expected leaving readers in shock. You see the use of irony very well in the poem “Richard Cory” by Edwin Arlington Robinson. The character Richard Cory appears to have everything from good looks to wealth. He is looked up too by the less fortunate who are jealous of the life he has and wished they could be in his shoes. The poem comes to shocking end when Richard Corey commits suicide. The irony in this poem is that although in the eyes of everyone else he appeared to have