There are a
number of different poetic devices at work in ." This poem uses , repetition, and vividto
portray this royal-seeming yet depressed man.
Alliteration is used often in
the poem. Phrases like people on the pavement," we went without," and we worked,
and waited show repetitive beginning sounds. This is used to show the strict regimen and routine
adopted by the individuals in the story, which is abruptly changed by the titular characters
suicide.
Repetition is also used in the story, especially in the second
stanza, as the collective speaker repeats the phrase and he was always when describing Corys
being and actions. This serves to give continuity and reinforce these ideas of Cory, making the
audience believe they truly know this man.
Finally, vivid imagery is used to
great effect. Richard Cory is compared to royaltythe speaker calls his head his crown"
and claims that he barely seems human.
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