Answer:
There are several figurative language used in 'The Cremation of Sam McGee' such as imagery, personification, etc.
The effect that these figurative language have on the poem is that it helped the readers to see what the narrator saw and to feel what he felt.
Explanation:
'The Cremation of Sam McGee' is a poem written by Robert W. Service. The poem is thought to be narrative written on the account of the poet's friend, who died at Lake Lebarge.
The poet has used several figurative language in the poem such as imagery, personification, enjambment, etc.
The imagery used by the poet helps the readers to visualise the same things as the narrator see it. For instance, when the narrator said that <em>'I cremated Sam McGee'</em> the readers are able to visualise him performing the cremation rituals.
The second device used in the poem is alliteration. The use of alliteration helped to develop the rhythm of the poem. For instance, in verse <em>'There are strange things done in the midnight sun/ By the men who moil for gold;'</em>
Enjambment is the another device used by the poet in the poem. This figurative langugae helped to encourage readers to continue reading the poem. It is used by the poet, so that the reader continue to read the narration of him cremating his friend. For instance in lines, <em>'But the queerest they ever did see
/Was that night on the marge of Lake Lebarge
/I cremated Sam McGee.'</em>
