Richard Cory
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"Richard Cory" is a famous narrative poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson that portrays a wealthy, admired man whose unexpected suicide reveals the hidden despair beneath outward success.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Cory canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5452405 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Cory Context triple: [Collected Poems by Edwin Arlington Robinson, hasNotablePoem, Richard Cory]
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A.
Adam Williams
Adam Williams was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in film and television during the 1950s and 1960s.
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Sonnet Noel Whitaker
Sonnet Noel Whitaker is a child of acclaimed American actor and filmmaker Forest Whitaker.
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James Poe
James Poe was an American screenwriter known for his Academy Award–winning adaptation of the film "Lilies of the Field" and his work in radio, television, and cinema during the mid-20th century.
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D.
Poe
Poe is the Baltimore Ravens' raven mascot, named in honor of the famed writer Edgar Allan Poe.
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E.
Hillegas
Hillegas is a surname most notably associated with Michael Hillegas, the first Treasurer of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Cory Target entity description: "Richard Cory" is a famous narrative poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson that portrays a wealthy, admired man whose unexpected suicide reveals the hidden despair beneath outward success.
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A.
Adam Williams
Adam Williams was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in film and television during the 1950s and 1960s.
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B.
Sonnet Noel Whitaker
Sonnet Noel Whitaker is a child of acclaimed American actor and filmmaker Forest Whitaker.
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C.
James Poe
James Poe was an American screenwriter known for his Academy Award–winning adaptation of the film "Lilies of the Field" and his work in radio, television, and cinema during the mid-20th century.
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D.
Poe
Poe is the Baltimore Ravens' raven mascot, named in honor of the famed writer Edgar Allan Poe.
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E.
Hillegas
Hillegas is a surname most notably associated with Michael Hillegas, the first Treasurer of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | song "Richard Cory" by Simon & Garfunkel ⓘ |
| addressesAudience | ordinary working people ⓘ |
| author | Edwin Arlington Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | public domain in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
wealthy and admired gentleman
ⓘ
working-class townspeople ⓘ |
| explores | gap between external success and inner despair ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1897 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Children of the Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | lyric ⓘ |
| genre | dramatic monologue ⓘ |
| hasFamousLine |
"And Richard Cory, one calm summer night,"
ⓘ
"Went home and put a bullet through his head." ⓘ |
| includedIn | many poetry anthologies ⓘ |
| influenced | popular discussions of hidden depression ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
contrast
ⓘ
situational irony ⓘ symbolism ⓘ understatement ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Richard Cory (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person plural ⓘ |
| narratorType | collective townspeople ⓘ |
| numberOfLines | 16 ⓘ |
| numberOfStanzas | 4 ⓘ |
| plotEvent |
Richard Cory unexpectedly commits suicide
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townspeople envy Richard Cory’s wealth and status ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | ABAB ⓘ |
| setting | small American town ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
literary criticism
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psychological interpretation ⓘ social-class analysis ⓘ |
| taughtIn | American literature courses ⓘ |
| theme |
appearance versus reality
ⓘ
class disparity ⓘ isolation ⓘ mental health ⓘ suicide ⓘ the emptiness of material wealth ⓘ |
| tone |
ironic
ⓘ
tragic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard Cory Description of subject: "Richard Cory" is a famous narrative poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson that portrays a wealthy, admired man whose unexpected suicide reveals the hidden despair beneath outward success.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.