‘Went’ is a past tense verb, and it suggests that Cory no longer goes ‘down town’.Note the harsh consonant sounds associated with the name of the cynosure.It suggests that Cory constantly goes ‘down town’ ‘Whenever’ means ‘at whatever the time’ or ‘every time’.The topic of the poem is “Richard Cory”, and it sets a limitation that the literary work singularly revolves around the main character Richard Cory.
The narrator is a singular character who dwells on the pavement of ‘downtown’, yet projects a collective voice and opinion of the general working poor. It is dominated by end-stops which is common in death/suicide poems. Richard Cory’ is a structured poem of four quartans. The narrative voice casually exaggerates his judgement based on the appearance which ultimately concludes be a mere prejudice. The poem revolves around the one and only significant, masculine character called Richard Cory. At the same time, it functions as a lyric poetry as it is a formal poem in the first person narration which expresses ones tempestuous emotions. ‘Richard Cory’ is a based on the style of prose fiction as the content is fictitious and is revealed using vernacular language. The “bread” functions as an allusion to the economic depression during which many survived by eating old bread. It is composed during the panic of 1893 when the United States was suffering a severe economic depression, which is the very reason behind the tragic end of E.A Robinson’s lover’s husband. The poem Richard Cory is based on the thoughts of Herman Robinson’s wife, Emma on her husband.
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