Based on the setting of "The Lottery," what conclusions can a reader draw about what the majority of townspeople most likely do for a living? Most townspeople commute to office jobs. Most townspeople own businesses in town. Most townspeople work in the nearby mine. Most townspeople farm and raise crops.

The answer is actually b. explanation: lines that signify human-like characteristics: “a half a dozen kissed the eves”raindrops don’t usually ‘kiss’ anything, as it is a human action. lines that signify playfulness: “and made the gables laugh” a gable is the part of a wall that encloses a pitched roof, so it is certainly not living and cannot really laugh. this is a human characteristic and signifies playfulness.