Mr. Flood's Party

In "Mr. Flood's Party," Roland is a legendary knight from the Old French epic The Song of Roland, not a musician. The poem alludes to Roland's ghost, referencing his martyrdom and the silent horn he...

"The bird is on the wing" in "Mr. Flood's Party" signifies the passage of time and the inevitability of death. Taken from the "Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám," this phrase underscores the poem's melancholy...

In "Mr. Flood's Party," Mr. Flood is portrayed as a modern hero through his struggle with loneliness and alienation, embodying an existential hero who seeks meaning in a seemingly meaningless world....

In "Mr. Flood's Party," Robinson uses a simile comparing Mr. Flood's jug of alcohol to a mother's sleeping child. The jug is set down with "trembling care," similar to how a mother gently lays down...

In "Mr. Flood's Party," "silver" symbolizes Eben Flood's old age and isolation. The "silver loneliness" of night reflects his status as an outsider, past his "golden years," with his greying hair...