Edwin Arlington Robinson, the author of "Richard Cory", expresses his feelings through royal diction. His admirable tone and courtly imagery leads us to believe Robinson highly marvels at the man described in the poem, Richard Cory.

Royal diction was portrayed in several areas of the short poem. These excerpts from the poem prove the majestic diction: "...from sole to crown" "...he glittered when he walked" "...richer than a king"

"Clean favored and imperially slim" , "And he was always quietly arrayed" these are a few of the examples to illustrate courtly imagery. Another would be "and admirably schooled in every grace..."

He utilized these literary terms to prove his high regards and admiration of Richard Cory. The admirable tone, royal diction and courtly imagery make the soul of the poem demonstrate the authors feelings.