The imagery and figurative language affect the poem "the cremation of sam mcgee" by:
Representing the reality perceived by the author in an imaginary dimension.
Explanation:
The poem took elements from real life like the river, the characters, and aspects of their lives. However, thee author trie to keep some of the information in privacy because he considered it was best to not reflect the lives of real people as the subject of a poem. So, he used figurative language o protect their privacy and to allow their lives out of the eye of the reader. This was a very good call and the use of figurative language and imagery worked to accomplish his objective at the time. even though after researching people gathered the information from the real-life version of the characters their story to contrast it with the poem.
I’ve never read the book but if you have this may help. Figurative language and the use of imagery makes the book come alive. It allows the reader to visualize the authors story as if it were a picture or movie. Imagery is using the 5 senses (taste ,touch ,hear ,smell , & sight) to give the audience a vivid picture of the story they are reading.
