Class 10th English 4.4 ‘ The Height of the Radiculous ’ Appreciation

 

 ‘ The Height of the Rediculous ’

             ( APPRECIATION)

The poem "The Height of the Ridiculous' is written by Oliver Wendell Holmes.

The rhyme scheme of the poem is abcb. There are many figures of speech, like Hyperbole. Tautology. Onomatopoeia, 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.