Instructions: select the correct answer.

which element of modernist poetry is evident in this excerpt from "richard cory" by edwin arlington robinson?

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.

a nontraditional rhyme scheme

the theme of alienation and dissatisfaction

the theme of self-importance and hard work

stanzas of varied length

the theme of alienation and dissatisfaction.

In this excerpt, one of the elements of modernist poetry that is present is that of alienation and dissatisfaction. Modernist poetry often dealt with these ideas, as they believed that technology and society were often in the way of our achieving true happiness. In this poem, Richard Cory seems to have it all, and is admired by everyone. Nevertheless, he is unhappy enough to kill himself.

this passage has a lot of figurative language like examples are

the day we found the sharks' teeth was foggy and cool.

moisture hung in the air so thick you could almost see it sparkling in the dim sunlight.

figurative language can not be taken seriously it is just sayings.

marriage difficulties adversely affect parent-child communication