In this poem, which single effect has the poet created by unifying literary elements?

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.

Richard Cory is a narrative type of poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson and is one of his most popular poems. The single effect that the poet has created by unifying literary elements is option C: the unexpected and ironic ending of life of Richard Cory.

Description of the poem Richard Cory:

The poem can be further understood as explained below:

• In the poem, we get the description of Richard Cory and how everyone would like to be more like him. But in the end, it is revealed that he ended himself.

• The poet makes use of various literary elements such as diction, rhyme and imagery to create the effect in the poem to tell about Richard Cory.

Therefore, the correct option is C that he ending his life was unexpected and ironic.

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