Read the excerpt from "The Lottery." Soon the men began to gather, surveying their own children, speaking of planting and rain, tractors and taxes. They stood together, away from the pile of stones in the corner, and their jokes were quiet and they smiled rather than laughed. The women, wearing faded house dresses and sweaters, came shortly after their menfolk. They greeted one another and exchanged bits of gossip as they went to join their husbands. Which line from the excerpt provides clues about the setting? Soon the men began to gather, surveying their own children, speaking of planting and rain, tractors and taxes. They stood together, away from the pile of stones in the corner, and their jokes were quiet and they smiled rather than laughed. The women, wearing faded house dresses and sweaters, came shortly after their menfolk. They greeted one another and exchanged bits of gossip as they went to join their husbands.

A. Soon the men began to gather, surveying their own children, speaking of planting and rain, tractors and taxes.

Explanation:

This is the excerpt from Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery" first published in 1948.

It tells the story of a ritual of randomly selected person being stoned in order to secure good harvest.

The setting of the story is the environment where the story's plot takes place. It, basically, answers the question "Where?".

In this story, the ritual takes place in a village and from this excerpt it can be shown from the first sentence. There, we can see that the men who gathered started small talks about planting, weather and tractors which suggests rural and agricultural environment that privides the setting for the plot of the story.

the men all stand together & the towns made up of farmers

Explanation:

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it creates a visual picture of the man.

it conveys what the scene sounds like.

it describes the actions of the boy.

it reveals the poet’s opinion of the characters.

it encourages readers to care for the characters.