Is "He" referring to the sun? They are passing the Sun and the houses as they approach Heaven and the afterlife.

They "drove" slowly because they were in no rush. They wanted to enjoy this journey and experience as much as they could.

The carriage represents the travel to afterlife. It says in this line that the carriage held them and immortality - they will live forever once they pass away.

Is the author explaining what she thinks one goes through when they die or is this a poem resembling someone's thoughts as they commit suicide? No fear is being shown in this poem, so they must have been anticipating this death.

Bases on the author's use of diction, she creates a dark tone/setting throughout the poem. It's also interesting that with all the words she uses, none of them resemble the feeling of being scared. Why is she not afraid of dying?

I think the author ended it the poem hanging like this because this is when she finally died and her thoughts/words were just cut off.

Now the tone of the poem changes. Instead of the character being first excited to have found someone who is like her, she is now bored to be like everyone else.

When the author says "advertise" does this mean "they" will make fun of them?

I think when the author says "they" she's referring to all the people who made this person feel alone.

I think the exclamation in this line (and throughout the poem) show an excitement for what seems like a first friend. When she says "Then there's a pair of us!" I think it means she's so happy that she finally found someone who is just like her in a place she feels she doesn't belong.

This means that success is most valued by those who don't know what its like to succeed.

Is the people who are celebrating this triumph the "purple Host"s?

Does "the purple Host" represent the people who won?

This means that when the man is dying, all he can hear is the clear celebration from those who won, celebrating the success he isn't a part of.

I think when the author says "Who took the Flag today", the author refers to the word "Flag" as a symbol for victory. Therefore, she's saying that not one of those who are victorious can explain victory better those those who have not had it.

This is so intense! The way the author is so descriptive really helps form the suspense in the story. Theres also no way it can be their son. One wish and now the son comes back alive? Is it even possible?

How is wishing for his son to come back a foolish and wicked wish?

The author uses foreshadowing. By showing how overly-excited the character is, it can be assumed that it will end badly Based on the theme, it can be guessed that another bad thing will occur if they keep making selfish wishes.

Senseless because he has no energy. He can't believe the information he just got.

This is expected and not surprising. With all the foreshadowing the author had used, it was evident that the wish would come true but would be paid a price. It also goes a long with the assumed theme stated at the begging of the story

The imagery is so descriptive. It really helps the reader understand and gives an idea of how distraught she was finding out this information about her son's death

I have a feeling that something bad is going to happen and backfire on his wish. Something bad always happens to a character in a story when making a wish to teach them a lesson

I feel like the author put this to foreshadow that something is about to happen. Usually when a character says that, someone else convinces them other wise and they end up wishing for something they will regret.

Being rich and famous doesn't necessarily mean that you're ensured happiness

The imagery the author uses to explain the sergeant major from his "broad square shoulders" to his "strong teeth" adds character to him and helps the reader better understand how "manly" of a sergeant he is

Theme/message the author is trying to get across

Important! The author is making a reference to the title, meaning the main part of the story/message is coming up

imagery

The author uses the literary device of repetition to add emphasis on the word "condoling". He does this to further express the sympathy of the new arrival.

Personification is used. Words can't actually "die" but the author uses this comparison to show rather than explain to the reader the way Mr. White slowly stopped talking

I'm wondering what this story will be about. It's interesting how the author is focusing on this specific game of chess and how descriptive the narration is. Is this foreshadowing something important that will happen at the end of the story?

The author also uses the literary devices of dialogue in this short story. Using dialogue, the reader gets a better idea of what the characters are like and shows their characteristics rather than telling it

The author uses very descriptive imagery to give the reader an idea of what the setting is like

I'm confused on why they're doing this. It makes sense now with the foreshadowing of the stones being collected in a pile in the beginning of the passage, but I don't understand why they are randomly selected to be abused with stone.

Author uses the literary device of repetition. This is to provide emphasis on how many years this lottery has been going on. Also, having the character say this through the dialogue also adds emphasis on how old of a man he is

The context shows how back then, when the story takes place, that the men were seen as superior compared to the women in the household

Are females not allowed to draw in the lottery? Based on the dialogue, it seems that its socially acceptable for only the males to be drawing

Have they not done this ritual in the previous years?

They must have had this tradition of the lottery for many years now in order for the box to be in such bad shape.

This gives the reader a better idea of how close this village is and how often they come together.

I wonder how these traditions (lottery, square dances, teen clubs, and Halloween programs) started and about how long ago.

This village seems to be more on the poor side

The author uses the literary device of dialogue to allow the readers to get a better understanding of Mr. Summers gives this character a personality

The use of "of course" shows that its part of their culture to have children first. Almost as if its a given that the children attend before the adults.

Where are the children, men, and women coming from? Why is it that the children have to assemble first, then men, then women?

Are they nervous for this lottery? That would explain why they aren't saying too many jokes and laughing.

What is the significance of the stones?

Is there a reason why the author put "2th" instead of "2nd"? Were the grammatical errors left on purpose so the readers get a better understanding of who they are? (ex. young age, doesn't fully understand english?)

The author uses the literary device of imagery, providing a description of the setting.

Adele uses symbolism. She is symbolizing a movie and referring their love and time together almost to a fantasy of a movie

Dialogue is being used as she questions whether he cares as well. She's not asking the viewers, but rather is a rhetorical question

She tells us her mood of how mad she is and frustrated that things have changed between them overtime

Repetition of the word "Everybody" to emphasize how likable the person is that she is talking about. Although not "everybody" actually did love the things he did or was watching him, she repeats the word "everybody" to show how highly she thinks of him

This is a literary device of a simile. She's comparing the way he looks and a movie. A person can't actually look like a movie but she is comparing the two using the word "like"

This is repetition. She also uses the old phrase of "you look like a movie" and changes it to "it was just like a movie" and repeats it throughout the song

This symbolizes that as a society we keep sweeping our problems under the mat and pretending as if they don't exist

Music brings people together

She's sharing the message that we need to "break down the walls" that divide/separate us and start coming together and connecting despite our differences

"lacking physical strength"