The document discusses various literary elements and concepts found in different short stories, poems, and essays. It analyzes settings, themes, symbols, and other components of works by authors like William Faulkner, Kate Chopin, Edgar Allan Poe, the Brothers Grimm, Jean Toomer, Robert Bly, T.S. Eliot, and William Shakespeare. The document examines how these elements contribute to the overall meaning and effects of the pieces.