A short story is something that's not like a book. It only has short amount of details of what goes on and who is who...etc...
The asnswer would be 42 bc/ 42 divided by 14 is 3
A thesis statement is generally the first few sentences of your writing to help get your readers interested in what they'll be reading. So, if your thesis is unclear, they'll be confused about what's going on before anything even happens.
Alliteration is when two or more words have the same beginning sound. In the poem there are three examples:
1) Though...thy...thou
2) crest...craven
3) shorn...shaven
Alliteration gives the text a more unified rhythm, in a way I guess. It makes the piece sound more together.
Hope this helps!