In "The Lottery," how does the author use creative language to accomplish a specific purpose?Like for example using: imagery, symbolism, word...

In "The Lottery," Shirley Jackson uses imagery and
symbolism to develop theme.  At the beginning of the story, the narrator describes the
little boys building a pile of stones, and upon the first reading of the story, the
audience gets the impression that this image of the boys and the stones is simply
child's play.  Jackson continues to build these types of "ordinary" images to give the
impression that the village is a place just like any other place.  Later, the audience
understands that the stones are to be used for stoning the "winner" of the lottery.  One
of the themes of the story is questioning the blind following of traditions, and Jackson
wants the reader to understand that traditions are part of all cultures in all places,
thus depicting the village as an "ordinary"
place.

Similarly, Jackson uses symbols throughout the story
such as the black box and the black spot to suggest the tainting that the tradition is
implicitly having on this community.  Many people in the village question the reason for
the lottery, but symbols of the past like Old Man Warner convince the younger generation
that their traditions define who they are.