What effect do the underlined words " george remained as lonely as a single palm in a desert oasis " have on the reader

It describes the situation and allows the reader to visualize and imagine how lonely George truely is. Impacting the reader and letting the reader to see things through Georges 'shoes'

Iwould need the poem to you answer that

A. they give the reader hope. if the whole book was dark & unhopeful it’d be a little less interesting, little moments make it more interesting to read because then you want to know what happens. if it’s all dark there’s no point in reading if you already know the outcome of it.