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Why is the energy of a given wavelength of light determined by the wavelength itself rather than the height of the wave?

It seems to make more intuitive sense if the height of the wave would determine the energy it contains, but that's not the case. It would also seem to make sense that in a given time period, the overall energy would be higher with shorter wavelengths, because the waves are coming faster. I just don't understand why, for example, a wave of blue light is inherently more energetic than a wave of red light based solely on the wavelength.
gpt
The energy of a wave is not determined by the wavelength. 

The energy of the photons that make up the wave does depend on the wavelength.

If the photon flux is greater, the power of the wave is increased, and at the same time if you consider the wave from the classical perspective, the amplitude of the wave is also increased. 

In the classical view, it is exactly the amplitude of the wave that determines the energy.