Answer: Where the story takes place.
Explanation:
"The Lottery", Shirley Jackson's short story, is about a ritual that takes place every year in a small village in America. The winner of the lottery, however, does not win any money - he/she dies by stoning.
In the excerpt given above, the author reveals topics that are commonly discussed among the men from the story - planting, rain, tractors and taxes. This gives the readers a clue about the location where the story takes place. We can assume that such topics are commonly discussed among the villagers who earn their living through agriculture. The story, therefore, takes place in a rural area.
Answer:
he was motivated by love
Explanation:
Antigone, moved by love for her brother and convinced of the injustice of the command, buried Polyneices secretly. As per the Encyclopedia Britannica
Since I don’t know what the story is about, I can only infer that this is from Witcher 3 where you hunt for the ghost of the well. Children and the man were consumed by the ghost.
A metaphor is a comparison without using "like", or "as".