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The Shooting of Dan McGrew. By Robert W. Service. A bunch of the boys were whooping it up in the Malamute saloon; The kid that handles the music-box was hitting a jag-time tune; Back of the bar, in a solo game, sat Dangerous Dan McGrew, And watching his luck was his light-o'-love, the lady that's known as Lou.
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Analysis (ai): In "The Shooting of Dan McGrew", Robert W. Service paints a vivid scene of a barroom brawl, exploring themes of loneliness, despair, and betrayal. The poem's haunting melody and evocative imagery transport the reader to the icy landscapes of the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush.
" The Shooting of Dan McGrew " is a narrative poem by British-Canadian writer Robert W. Service, first published in The Songs of a Sourdough in 1907 in Canada. [1] Details. The tale takes place in a Yukon saloon during the Yukon Gold Rush of the late 1890s.
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Pitched on his head, and pumped full of lead, was Dangerous Dan McGrew, While the man from the creeks lay clutched to the breast of the lady that’s known as Lou.
A bunch of the boys were whooping… In the Malamute saloon; The kid that handles the music—box Was hitting a jag—time tune; Back of the bar, in a solo game,
The shooting of Dan McGrew. by. Service, Robert W. (Robert William), 1874-1958. Publication date. 1988. Topics. Frontier and pioneer life -- Juvenile poetry, Children's poetry, English, English poetry, Narrative poetry, Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) -- Juvenile poetry, Yukon -- Poetry. Publisher.
