Savannah Nunez

The Cremation Of Sam McGee

In the poem of The Creation Of Sam McGee is about how the narrator and sam mcgee went out

for gold. Sam McGee was so cold he couldnt handle it. while they were searching for gold sam mcgee

had a last request for his friend and that was to cremate his last remains. When Sam McGee died his

friend cremated him in a boat they found. When he was being cremated sam mcgee friend left then went

to check on sam mcgee again then he thinks that sam mcgee was talking to him while smiling at him. In

this poem the author gave us emotions,and imagery by using hyperbole,personification,and

onomatopoeia.

In the poem The Cremation Of Sam McGee the author uses onomatopoeia. One example of a

onomatopoeia is For I didnt like to hear him Sizzle so. This means that when sam mcgee body was in

the fire he was sizzling. This also means that when his body was left in the fire all his remains were

getting burned making a sizzle noise. One other example of onomatopoeia is And the heavens

Scrowled. This means when something mimics the sound of an object. This also means that when the

poem said scrowled it sounded real. Those are examples of how the author used onomatopoeia.

In the poem The Cremation Of Sam McGee the author uses hyperbole. One example of

hyperbole is Its the cursed cold. This means that the coldness was so cold it felt like a curse. This also

means that its hyperbole because the cold isnt really cursed. Another example of hyperbole is Ill cash

in this trip I guess. This means that its a hyperbole because you can not really cash in the trip. This also

means that he would really like to get what he is looking for. This is how the author used hyperbole in

the poem.

In the poem The Cremation Of Sam McGee the author uses personification. One example of

personification is The northern lights have seen queer sights. This means that the northern lights are
trying to compare them to humans. This also means that they dont really have eyes to see so they are

trying to compare them to people. Another example of personification is The Arctic trails have their

secret tales. This is an example of personification because the Arctic trail is not living and can not keep

a secret like humans can. It also means that it is just exaggerating because its not alive like humans.

This is examples of how the author used personification.

In the poem The Cremation Of Sam McGee the author used hyperbole,personification,and

onomatopoeia to give us emotions,and imagery. The poem made me feel weird and sad. The poem made

me sad because sam mcgee died. I still have pictures of sam mcgee in the fire and the sun wrapping

around sam mcgee. This is how the poem made me have feeling and imagery. In the poem The

Cremation Of Sam Mcgee the author gave the readers emotions,and imagery. The author gave us

emotions,and imagery by using hyperbole,personification,and onomatopoeia.