There Will Come Soft Rains-Sara Teasdale Poem

What mood does Sara Teasdale create in the first 6 lines of the poem, "There Will Come Soft Rains"?

• Chaotic

• Conflicting

• Peaceful

• Hot

"There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground,"

What literary element is being used by the author here?

• Personification

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Simile

"Feathery fire," and "Whistling their whims," are examples of

• Alliteration

• Mood

• Style

• Simile

What does the phrase "low fence-wire;" illustrate?

• The first man-made element in the poem

• A clue from the conflict

• A farm

• Seperation of humans and animals

"And frogs in the pools singing at night,

And wild plum-trees in tremulous white;

What does this color symbolize?

• Being clean

• Perfection

• Innocence

• Neutrality

"Spring herself, when she woke at dawn," is an example of

• Metephor

• Imagery

• A new day

• Personification

What happens to the human race at the end of the poem?

• They die

• They change

• They have another war

• They clean up the mess

What is the mood/tone set by Sara Teasdale when she writes,

Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree

If mankind perished utterly;

• destructive

• depressive and thoughtful

• uncaring and selfish

• happy

What are the two themes suggested by Sara Teasdale in her poem, "There Will Come Soft Rains"?

• Nature and War

• Happiness and Peace

• Birds and Spring

• Life and Death

True or False

The "soft rains," and "Spring herself, when she woke at dawn," both symbolize that nature will have the ultimate victory over the destruction of war

• True

• False