Elie's will to survive for him and his father.
I'm not sure what the lesson is, but the answer that makes sense the most is number. Number because most lessons in subject-verb agreement concerns the singularity and plurality of the subject at hand
By standing by his side and pushing him on.
What is he waiting for? I believe it might be a fight or a drug deal. Lol. Probably not the second one though. :P
I think the implicit meanings of words in poetry show that not everything has to be spelled out in black and whites but such things as metaphors can be used, and symbols of things like a casket and death and irony to make light of serious things to point out the absurdity of situations. A metaphor could be like comparing life to a hockey game wherein one game is lost but with persistence, the next game can be won and also life can be like a tree in winter that it looks dead but actually it gives birth to beautiful blossoms in the spring for example.
