Read the poem
read these lines from stanza 2 of the poem.
the cremation of sam mcgee
though he'd often say in his homely way
by robert service
that he'd "sooner live in hell."
there are strange things done in the midnight
sun
how does the poet's use of the words "live in
hell" affect the poem?
by the men who moil for gold,
it suggests a tone of distress.
the arctic trails have their secret tales
it relates to the strange things that
happen in the midnight sun.
that would make your blood run cold,
the northern lights have seen queer sights,
o
it foreshadows the outcome for
sam in the furnace of the alice
may
but the queerest they ever did see
was that night on the marge of lake lebarge
it emphasizes the heat in
tennessee in the summer