Richard Cory

GPTKB entity

Properties (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf poem
gptkbp:adaptation theatrical adaptations
musical adaptations
gptkbp:analyzes explores the disparity between appearance and reality.
gptkbp:artist ABAB
modernist elements.
gptkbp:artMovement symbolism
imagery
metaphor
alliteration
personification
gptkbp:author gptkb:Edwin_Arlington_Robinson
gptkbp:character wealthy man
envied by townspeople
gptkbp:communicationEquipment wealth does not guarantee happiness.
gptkbp:criticism discussed in literary criticism.
gptkbp:culturalImpact referenced in popular culture.
gptkbp:description depicts a tragic figure.
gptkbp:finish He put a bullet through his head.
gptkbp:flavorProfile ironic
gptkbp:formFactor lyric poem
gptkbp:historicalContext reflects late 19th-century America.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Richard Cory
gptkbp:influence American_poetry
gptkbp:inspiration inspired other works.
gptkbp:is_monitored_by iambic pentameter
gptkbp:narrativeStyle uses irony.
first-person plural
gptkbp:notableFeature 'And he was admired by all the townsfolk.'
'And he was always quietly arrayed.'
'And he was rich—yes, richer than a king.'
'But only the dead know what he thought.'
'He was a gentleman from sole to crown.'
gptkbp:personalityTrait somber.
gptkbp:productLine 16
gptkbp:publishedIn 1897
gptkbp:research analyzed in academic settings.
gptkbp:setting a small town
gptkbp:theme suicide
isolation
wealth
gptkbp:userDemographics evokes_empathy.