There Will Come Soft Rains by Sara Teasdale

Which line from the poem provides context that supports the meaning of the word perished in line 10?

• And not one will know of the war,

• not one Will care at last when it is done

• Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree

• Would scarcely know that we were gone

What is the author's purpose for using figurative language in line 11?

• to compare Spring to a woman

• to exaggerate the cost of war

• to describe the setting of the poem

• to bring nature to life for us to relate to

The speaker in the poem believes that nature will

• change every spring

• cause a war

• perish during spring

• outlast humans

The speaker of the poem best believes that war

• overshadows the arrival of spring

• goes unnoticed by nature

• will destroy nature and humanity

• distracts nature from proceeding

What does Sara Teasdale's poem suggest about humanity and nature?

• Humans are essential for nature to continue.

• Mankind is a blemish on nature.

• There is no connection.

• Technology is more important than humans.

What does Sara Teasdale's poem have to say about nature's attitude toward mankind?

• Nature will persevere; its power is greater than that of humans, and nature is ambivalent toward humans.

• Nature's power is insignificant compared to the powerful technology mankind created.

• Nature will die out without mankind to protect it.

• Nature cares greatly for humans and will mourn our loss.

Based on the events in the story, what does the title ("There Will Come Soft Rains") imply?

• Rain makes people feel better.

• Nature continues on despite what humans do.

• The rainy season is predictable.

• Nature is weak.

What does Sara Teasdale's poem suggest about humanity and nature?

• Technology is more important than humans.

• Nature will move on after people are gone.

• Humans are essential for nature to continue.

• There is no connection.

What does Sara Teasdale's poem suggest about humanity and nature?

• Humans are essential for nature to continue.

• Mankind is not important to nature.

• There is no connection.

• Technology is more important than humans.

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