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- 1. Multiple Choice
Richard Cory could best be described as
arrogant and fashionable
graceful and clever
wealthy and depressed
humble and depressed
- 2. Multiple Choice
In the first three stanzas, the tone of the poem is one of
bitterness
surprise
envy
disgust
- 3. Multiple Choice
When the poet says that Richard Cory "glittered when he walked," the poet is using
symbolism
metaphor
simile
personification
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a theme for this poem?
people should be envious of the rich
everything is not what it seems to be
wealth does not necessarily bring happiness
the grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence
- 5. Multiple Choice
The basic irony in "Richard Cory" is that a wealthy, enviable gentleman
finds nothing to live for
won't talk to his neighbors
doesn't understand human suffering
is hated by ordinary people
- 6. Multiple Choice
Richard Cory's eventual fate (death)
results from a business failure
was predictable given his every day behavior
comes as a surprise to the townspeople
shows his underlying villainy
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the shock ending that comes at the end of Edwin Arlington Robinson's poem 'Richard Cory?'
everyone dies
Richard Cory commits suicide
there is a marriage
there is a funeral
- 8. Multiple Choice
The final mystery of Richard Cory's life concerns
how he managed to impress other people
what unspeakable sadness he kept hidden
why he took frequent strolls through town
where his wealth came from
- 9. Multiple Choice
The narrator of the poem is
the townspeople
Richard Cory
Richard Cory's best friend
Richard Cory's wife
- 10. Multiple Choice
The last line of the poem can be best characterized as
humorous
ironic
predictable
foreshadowing
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