The title character of this poem may have been modeled after the author's brother Hennan, though that man was a heavy drinker, unlike the subject of this poem. The pronoun "we" likely refers to the residents of Tillbury Town, who are "on the pavement" and later "[wait] for the light". Though the speakers must go "without th
The title character of this poem may have been modeled after the author's brother Hennan, though that man was a heavy drinker, unlike the subject of this poem. The pronoun "we" likely refers to the residents of Tillbury Town, who are "on the pavement" and later "[wait] for the light". Though the speakers must go "without the meat", they seem impressed that the title character is "human when he talk[s]". That character is described as a "gentleman from sole to crown" who "glittered when he walked" until the final stanza which turns bleak. For 10 points, name this poem whose title figure "[puts] a bullet through his head," a work of Edwin Arlington Robinson?
The title character of this poem may have been modeled after the author's brother Hennan, though that man was a heavy drinker, unlike the subject of this poem.
“{Richard Cory}”