There Will Come Soft Rains Analysis Flashcards
What color are the plum trees mentioned in line 4?
White
In line 2 of the poem, what is circling the narrator?
Swallows with their shimmering sound
What would not care if mankind ‘perished utterly’?
Trees and birds
Who wrote this piece?
Sara Teasdale
Who wrote a short story based off this piece?
Ray Bradbury
This work is an example of a(n)…
Compact poem
This compact poem is about what?
The ending of human life and the continuation of the rest of the natural world
How did the humans come to die out?
World War
How long is this poem?
Twelve lines long
The first six lines of the poem could be described as:
Soothing
The last six lines of the poem could be described as:
Grave; depressing
What literary devices does Teasdale use to create the thought of “soft rains”?
Soft vowel sounds and liquid consonants
The first lines contains what?
Synesthesia
What is synesthesia?
The description of one form of sense of perception by reference to another
“Spring herself when she awoke at dawn,” is an example of what literary device?
A metaphor: personification
Line five brings about a hint of what?
Anthropomorphism
Which lines contain alliteration?
1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Which lines include strong medial caesuras?
3, 7, and 9
What is a caesura?
A pause in the middle of a line of poetry
Where can the weaker caesuras be found?
The first two lines
What is the theme of the poem?
Apocalypse
When did the First World War begin?
1914
