Answer:
Although Cory is rich and of an elite class, he kills himself because he is unhappy.
Explanation:
The poem begins describing Richard Cory as a rich gentleman. The speaker of the poem is one of the townspeople and he says, "we thought that he was everything to make us wish that we were in his place." This envy from the townspeople does not cost him his life. But it surprises the townspeople because they thought they wanted to be him, however, they do not want to be dead like Cory is at the end of the poem. It is ironic because his unhappiness is unexpected since he came across as though he was happy because of his money.
The ironic part about the ending of the poem "Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson is that although Cory is rich and of an elite class, he kills himself because he is unhappy. The correct answer here is option A.
The character in the poem is well-off, intelligent, polite, and esteemed by his fellow citizens. In spite of all, he commits sui cide.
This poem served as the inspiration for Paul Simon's song "Richard Cory," which Simon & Garfunkel used as the title track for their second studio album, Sounds of Silence.
Edwin Arlington Robinson is a famous American poet who was born in Head Tide, Maine, on December 22, 1869.
He is most known for his brief dramatic poems about the residents of the little New England community of Tilbury Town, which is quite similar to the Gardiner, Maine, where he was raised.
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