The theme of The Lottery is that blindly following tradition can be dangerous. This story explores the concept of unquestioningly following past ways and not asking the reason behind doing things. We see that this ignorance eventually leads to the loss of life, and for seemingly no purpose.
I believe it is D because the allies weren't formed yet before war broke out but when it did, that's when the allies were formed.
Answer: Trochaic
Explanation:
I got the answer wrong, and this was the correct answer that was given to me.