Multiple choice

The poet describes his eyes as 'two red redundant eyes because

Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the question by selecting the most appropriate option.

Common Cold

1 Go hang yourself, you old M.D.! You shall not sneer at me. Pick up your hat and stethoscope, Go wash your mouth with laundry soap; I contemplate a joy exquisite I'm not paying you for your visit. I did not call you to be told My malady is a common cold.

2 By pounding brow and swollen lip; By fever's hot and scaly grip; By those two red redundant eyes That weep like woeful April skies; By racking snuffle, snort, and sniff; By handkerchief after handkerchief; This cold you wave away as naught Is the damnedest cold man ever caught !

3 Bacilli swarm within my portals Such as were ne'er conceived by mortals, But bred by scientists wise and hoary In some Olympic laboratory; Bacteria as large as mice, With feet of fire and heads of ice
Who never interrupt for slumber Their stamping elephantine rumba.

  1. he cannot see properly due to the cold

  2. they show how furious the poet is

  3. they have been affected by an eye-disease

  4. in his medical condition the poet is imagining things
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Explanation

The poet describes his eyes as 'redundant' (excessive, unnecessary) because they are weeping continuously due to the cold. The word choice emphasizes how severely the cold has affected his vision - he literally cannot see properly through eyes that are constantly watering.

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