How are symbols often used in a story

Asap that time of year thou mayst in me behold when yellow leaves, or none, or few do hang upon those boughs which shake against the cold, bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. in this excerpt, what is the best meaning for the word "late"? not on time until recently dead well into the evening

Leslie would probably have come with us if she didn’t work all summer. which is the verb phrase?

Which statement describes the central idea of the text in the story learning about the holocaust