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.

Modernist poetry is characterized by a love of paradox. Instead of confirming our supositions about the world, it means to challenge them. A famous example is the opening of T.S. Elliot's The Wast Land: "April is the cruellest month", where spring, traditionally seen as a fair and benevolent season, is shown as harsh, as if it were fall or winter. In this poem, the author presents us with a man that has "everything" (wealth and education), yet instead of leading a happy life kills himself. The apparent incongruence is meant to shock us into reflection.

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