Identify clues about the village where "The Lottery" is set. Consider why the author may have decided to leave the village's exact location ambiguous, or
unclear. Explain why an ambiguous setting connects to the story's plot.

When first i engaged in this work, i resolved to leave neither words nor things unexamined, and myself with a prospect of the hours which i should revel away in feasts of literature . . –preface to a dictionary of the english language, samuel johnson what is the connotation of the word revel in this passage?

Satire can best be defined as the literary form or technique in which and are used to criticize one's vices.

What difference do you notice between this passage and contemporary pose.