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.

the statement that identifies the central idea of "the salem and other witch trail hunts" is d. while witch hunts may feel like a rare occurrence, mike kubic proves that such   incidents are not as uncommon as we originally thought.

the author is trying to show that witch hunts come in various forms and are produced by the fear of what isn't understood or it's different.