Question

Appreciation on poem the hight of the ridiculous

Answer 1

Answer:

The poem “The Height of the Ridiculous’ is by Oliver Wendell Holmes.

The rhyme scheme of the poem is abcb. There are many figures of speech, like Hyperbole, Onomatopoeia, Tautology, Alliteration, etc.  but the one that stands out is Transferred Epithet. In the line Ten days and nights, with sleepless eye’, the adjective ‘sleepless’ should be for the man and not for the eye.

The poem is a humorous one written for enjoyment, with plenty of funny expressions. The main purpose of the poet is to simply entertain the reader.

Hope it helps you!

Answer 2

• He wrote this poem when he was in a carefree mood. The poet himself calls his poem as very funny. Though he is normally a level-headed person, he felt that people would appreciate his poem because it was very humorous. The poet started to read his poem and laughed so much that he thought he would die of laughter.