How does Situation irony create drama (emotion) in a poem? Specifically the poem "Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson? http://www.oakton.edu/user/0/bcrocket/ENGLISH%20097.FALL%202012/Richard%20Cory.pdf

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The suicide of the seemingly successful main character in Edwin Arlington Robinson's poem "Richard Cory" is an example of situational irony.

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What type of emotion does this irony create?

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Situational irony exists when there is an incongruity between what is expected to happen and what actually happens due to forces beyond human comprehension or control.