![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It screams like “children dying in a forest, alone,” creating a sense of helplessness. It has an “old-maidenly preoccupation with self-protection which borders on a mechanical paranoia.” The house is obsessed with keeping itself clean.Ĩ Personification The story ends with intense imagery of the house being burned alive, exposing mechanical capillaries, ligaments, and bones. Personification: A type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristicsħ Personification The house seeks to protect itself from intruders. He does this by using personification to bring the inanimate objects to life. This means we must look elsewhere when talking about characters.ĥ CHARACTERS Dog House Absent Humans Robots FireĦ Characters Bradbury uses non-human and inanimate characters in his story. How does the poet imagine nature would respond to the eradication of mankind? Why do you think Bradbury chose this poem as a basis for his short story?Ĥ Characters Bradbury’s story is unusual in that it contains no living human characters at all. Technology “There Will Come Soft Rains” by Sara Teasdale (1920) Teasdale Poem Was written in the aftermath of World War I. Technology will be the destruction of humankind.ģ “There Will Come Soft Rains” by Sara Teasdale (1920) Technology will be the salvation of humankind. Then, write a few sentences explaining/supporting your choice. 1 There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray BradburyĢ Writer’s Notebook Read the following statements and choose the one that you agree with the most. ![]()
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