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 Robinson's work, “And the forsaken upland