Read the poem.
the cremation of sam mcgee
by robert service
read these lines from stanza 2 of the poem.
though he'd often say in his homely way
that he'd "sooner live in hell."
how does the poet's use of the words "live in hell" affect the poem?
a.) it foreshadows the outcome for sam in the furnace of the alice may.
b.) it emphasizes the heat in tennessee in the summer.
c.) it suggests a tone of distress.
d.) it relates to the strange things that happen in the midnight sun.

Read edward corsi's quotation from the book immigrantkids by russell freedman.how does this quotation add credibility to freedman'sstatement that the immigrant voyages were not pleasant? oedward corsi, who later became united statescommissioner of immigration, was a ten-year-old italianimmigrant when he sailed into new york harbor in 1907: oit is from an actual immigrant who experienced roughtreatment by the ship's workers.it is from an actual sailor who herded the immigrants likeanimals on the decks.it is from an actual writer who wrote about a fictionalfamily immigrating to the united states.it is from an actual historian who studied the immigrationexperience at ellis island.the officers of the ship went striding up and downthe decks shouting orders and directions and drivingthe immigrants before them. scowling and gesturing,they pushed and pulled the passengers, herding usinto separate groups as though we were animals. afew moments later we came to our dock, and thelong journey was over.0o