Iam on the the passage soon the men began to gather surveying their own children speaking of planting and rain tractors and taxes they stood together away from the pile of stones in the corner and their jokes were quiet and they smiled rather then laughed which part creates tension? the men survey thier own children the men speak of planting and rain the men stand together the men joke quietly and rather smile than laugh

I think this is from The Lottery, which means that the answer is most likely b or d. But for a more deep and analytical answer say d because the lottery in general is a very unusual topic, but b also works. I honestly think B is the right answer .

about the letter or who wrote the letter

b. the poet identifies with private people.

    in the stanza, dickinson states she doesn't wish to seek fame and recognition from the public eye. nor is she afraid of authority figures, and you can definitely tell she isn't hiding something. more as she identifies with private people, who are not known by the community