The speaker for whom "only I was dead" has a significantly dark and melancholy tone. This is contrasted with living people who constantly look to “tomorrow.” The two tones form a metaphor that conveys to the audience that life is joyful while death is full of turmoil and difficulty. The final line states "that there is but one day left", which is symbolic of her not being welcome in the lane of the living as she "stayed too long", which is contradictory to how the house welcomed her earlier. Communities often share a long history of past experiences with each other. These past experiences have a significant impact on how they relate to places as their ideals and desires change. People who share positive experiences in places will often belong, although without these two things belonging will be significantly more difficult. The social contexts in which these interactions occur often decide whether someone belongs somewhere or is ostracized. The mental marks left on people by interactions within places often control how they are accepted by others in that place. Communities often share a place that has sentimental value to them