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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 somethi ....

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.... to curl up and do nothing. The same an elderly man would do because his options are limited do to age. It is truly felt while reading his work, Robison does not venture far from the pointat hand. While reading this great poem, you can clearly see that being old and alone will not stop Mr. Flood from living life to the fullest. In lines 9-13 of Robinson's masterpiece, Eben is having a ball at his party, no matter if he is the only one in attendance. “Well, Mr. Flood, we have the harvest moon Again, and we may not have many more: The bird is on the wing, the poet says, And y ....