The Height of the Ridiculous — Concept Maps

A humorous poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes that shows how a joke grows into uncontrollable laughter and changes the poet's attitude toward writing funny lines.

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• A humorous poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes that shows how a joke grows into uncontrollable laughter and changes the poet's attitude toward writing funny lines.
  • Poet and speaker
  • Humorous mood
  • Ridiculous lines
  • Servant's reaction
  • Irony and contrast
  • Trifling jest
  • Wretched condition
  • Long watch of ten days