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Essay Archive - Analysis of Robinson's "Mr. Flood's Party"
Analysis of Robinson's "Mr. Flood's Party"
In Edwin Arlington Robinson's poem, “Mr. Flood's Party,” Eben Flood
is dealing with some hard times. It is the stage in life where time is
catching up to the elder. When friends are passing on and daily routines
don't seem as simple. Getting old is something that is natural, however in
Mr. Flood's Party” it shows how Eben Flood refuses to let time get the best
of him. He uses unique ways to deal with the loss of friends and growing
ancient.
The setting of this poem even adds to the over all elderly view.
In line 3 of Ro....
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