Question

summary of the poem common cold by ogden Nash..

Answer 1

summary 1:
It is merely a funny poem where the nature of the common cold is exaggerated. The poet has a cold and in his misery believes it is the worst cold any man has ever experienced, yet his doctor has dismissed it as a mere cold. In humorous hyperbole Nash gives vent to describing what this cold is actually like. He overstates its power and effect thus mocking the cold and the doctor's prognosis.
SUMMARY 2.
The speaker of this poem suffers from a cold, but to him, it feels much, much worse. He thinks his doctor is crazy for thinking it is simply a cold as he rattles off his symptoms, and he’s irritated to have to pay his doctor for this simple diagnosis.