1. On Inhabiting an Orange By: Josephine Miles All our roads go nowhere. Maps are curled To keep the pavement definitely On the world. All our footsteps, set to make Metric advance, Lapse into arcs in deference To circumstance. All our journeys nearing Space Skirt it with care, Shying at the distances Present in air. Blithely travel-stained and worn, Erect and sure, All our travels go forth, Making down the roads of Earth Endless detour.

2. 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.

3. Richard Cory By: Edwin Arlington Robinson Mitchell Adams

4. Biographical Information Edwin was actually expected to be a girl so there was no male name for him. When they took a vacation to Harpswell, Maine, ladies there challenged her to name her baby. The ladies put names in a lottery and the name Edwin was drawn. He was then born on December 22, 1869. His father was a lumber merchant and a politician and became wealthy, possibly but unlikely the inspiration for Richard Cory.

5. Structure of Poem Whenever Richard Cory went down town, A We people on the pavement looked at him: B He was a gentleman from sole to crown, A Clean favored, and imperially slim. B And he was always quietly arrayed, C And he was always human when he talked; D But still he fluttered pulses when he said, C "Good-morning," and he glittered when he walked. D And he was rich – yes, richer than a king – E And admirably schooled in every grace: F In fine, we thought that he was everything E To make us wish that we were in his place. F So on we worked, and waited for the light, G And went without the meat, and cursed the bread; H And Richard Cory, one calm summer night, G Went home and put a bullet through his head H The poem has 4 stanzas and 16 lines. There is a rhyme scheme; ABAB CDCD throughout the poem. The rhyme makes the poem similar to a song to make it easier to remember the words.

6. Speaker of Poem Whenever Richard Cory went down town, A We people on the pavement looked at him: B He was a gentleman from sole to crown, A Clean favored, and imperially slim. B And he was always quietly arrayed, C And he was always human when he talked; D But still he fluttered pulses when he said, C "Good-morning," and he glittered when he walked. D And he was rich – yes, richer than a king – E And admirably schooled in every grace: F In fine, we thought that he was everything E To make us wish that we were in his place. F So on we worked, and waited for the light, G And went without the meat, and cursed the bread; H And Richard Cory, one calm summer night, G Went home and put a bullet through his head H The speaker of the poem is probably a townsperson because of the use of the word “we” The speaker is representing the bias observer of Richards life We can assume they are bias because of the use of first person Most likely the townsperson wants to be like Richard but doesn't understand that he feels isolated from everyone else

7. Literary Elements Whenever Richard Cory went down town, A We people on the pavement looked at him: B He was a gentleman from sole to crown, A Clean favored, and imperially slim. B And he was always quietly arrayed, C And he was always human when he talked; D But still he fluttered pulses when he said, C "Good-morning," and he glittered when he walked. D And he was rich – yes, richer than a king – E And admirably schooled in every grace: F In fine, we thought that he was everything E To make us wish that we were in his place. F So on we worked, and waited for the light, G And went without the meat, and cursed the bread; H And Richard Cory, one calm summer night, G Went home and put a bullet through his head H Situational Irony – There is situational irony at the end of the poem Its ironic that a man that supposedly had everything for happiness takes his own life. The situational irony gives the poem a twist that makes it more interesting and a bit strange.

8. Whenever Richard Cory went down town, A We people on the pavement looked at him: B He was a gentleman from sole to crown, A Clean favored, and imperially slim. B And he was always quietly arrayed, C And he was always human when he talked; D But still he fluttered pulses when he said, C "Good-morning," and he glittered when he walked. D Literary Elements Alliteration – there are p’s on people and pavement showing alliteration. Repetition – the repetition is making it seem that Richards life is consistent and predictable Hyperbole – the hyperbole doesn't actually mean that Richard glitters when he walks, its just creates an image for the reader

9. And he was rich – yes, richer than a king – E And admirably schooled in every grace: F In fine, we thought that he was everything E To make us wish that we were in his place. F So on we worked, and waited for the light, G And went without the meat, and cursed the bread; H And Richard Cory, one calm summer night, G Went home and put a bullet through his head H Literary Elements Repetition – the repetition is saying that Richard is “better” than everyone else Metaphor – the use of the word light is implying that the common people are waiting for relief from poverty. End Rhyme – there is end rhyme throughout the poem

10. Imagery “He was a gentlemen from sole to crown,” The connection is comparing Richard to a king by saying “sole to crown,” and that he is powerful. “and he glittered when he walked” The connection is that Richard stands out from everyone else.

11. “And went without meat, and cursed the bread.” The connection is that Richard has a good dinner every night while the others don’t have meat and they have to eat bread “Went home and put a bullet through his head.” The connection is that even though Richard seemed happy because he was rich and got good food every night, he felt isolated from everyone and got lonely.

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