There Will Come Soft Rains and Figurative Language

In "There Will Come Soft Rains," what is the main subject of the poem?

  

• The beauty of nature

• The consequences of war

• Human indifference towards nature

• The significance of seasons

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

What imagery does the poet use to describe the swallows in the poem?

  

• They are described as singing at night.

• They are shown as indifferent to human presence.

• They are compared to wild plum trees.

• They are depicted as shimmering in the sky.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the poet suggest about the animals and nature in the absence of humans?

  

• They would flourish and thrive.

• They would mourn the loss of humans.

• They would cease to exist.

• They would seek revenge for human actions.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

According to the poem, what is the attitude of nature towards the war?

 

• Nature is indifferent to the war.

• Nature is deeply affected by the war.

• Nature actively opposes the war.

• Nature celebrates the war.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the overall tone of the poem "There Will Come Soft Rains"?

  

• Angry

• Joyful

• Melancholic

• Hopeful

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which literary devices directly compares two unlike things using "like" or "as"?

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What literary device is employed when a word imitates the sound it represents?

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which literary device assigns human characteristics to non-human entities?

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What literary device is used when a direct comparison is made between two unlike things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"?

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3