In the poem, "Richard Cory" by author Edwin Arlington Robinson there is evidence of many types of figurative language. They are use to show the theme and thought behind what the poem is about. Some figurative language shown is similes, metaphors, irony, and others. I saw irony through out the poem, as the people of the town saw there fellow friend Richard Cory everyday. Yet none knew of the depression and loneliness that he concealed. They thought of him as a good looking rich man. that could not have a worry in the world. The spoke of him as "a gentlemen from sole to crown" [and that] "he was always human when he talked" (Robinson). They could not have know what was going through his mind, as he put a bullet through his head . For Richard Cory was a fine man.
