Because "The Cremation of Sam McGee" is structured as a narrative poem, it contains conflict, just like a short story. What conflict is revealed in this stanza of the poem?

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Abigayle Goodman

31 July, 01:05

Because "The Cremation of Sam McGee" is structured as a narrative poem, it contains conflict, just like a short story. What conflict is revealed in this stanza of the poem?

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Pierce Maxwell · Answer 1

Sam McGee is asking his friend Cap to dispose his body.

Explanation:

"The Cremation of Sam McGee" is one of the most celebrated poems penned by Robert W. Service. The poem is written about an incident of a man who freezes to death near Lake Laberge.

There are some conflicts in the poem such as man v. nature when Sam dies of cold in the Arctic and Sam does not like cold.

The other conflict that is provided in the Stanza 5, is that Sam is asking his friend Cap to dispose of his body. The conflict is that Cap is trying to keep his promise of fulfilling the last need of his dead friend; his cremation.

So, the correct answer is that Sam is asking Cap to cremate his body.