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The theme of the poem "Richard Cory" is that

A. a person's inner reality is often hidden.
B. Richard Cory was a victim of fate.
C. money can't buy love.
D. surface glitter may be fool's gold.

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The poem "Richard Cory" is about an apparently affluent man who ultimately commits suicide. To the people outside, he is 'richer than a king' and 'admirably schooled in every grace'. However, the last line of the poem shows that maybe not everything was right with Richard Cory and therefore the theme is (A) a person's inner reality is often hidden.
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