Dr. Seuss

Introduction

Dr. Seuss, Theodor Seuss Geisel was an eminent poet and writer who left a legacy of works in English literature. He studied English as a major subject from Oxford University. Dr. Seuss admitted that his study of Latin, particularly the insights it provided into the etymology and construction of words, was a great influence on his writing (Charles, 121).

Dr. Seuss's writing style

If Dr. Seuss writing style is analyzed, one would come to know that he invents a number of new words and also plays with his reader's mind and imagination. Dr. Seuss has used figurative language and imagery style in his poems and writings. His stories written for children are extremely famous, but along with that he has a large following of adult audience as well.

To some it might be odd that somewhat little attention has been paid to Dr. Seuss's poems because of all his major works written and illustrated; all but four are in verse. If the number of books written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss is analyzed, then the number of books he has written rises to sixty-five, five of which are in the form of verses. Within these prose books, the language and writing style regularly veers towards the poetic: In both The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins and Bartholomew and the Oobkck (1949), King Derwin's magicians chant in verse: the book introduces verse, in phrases like “the Yeoman of the Bovmen,” and the latter, in people “flopping and floundering” in Oobleck. Certainly, Seuss used to joke that he has difficulty in speaking prose (Charles, 122).

Rhythm

Dr. Seuss's distinct style of prose is one the most unique things about him. He has truly become one of the unacknowledged American laureate of nonsense poetry, because of the fact that the elements of his writing style have ...