There Will Come Soft Rains by Sara Teasdale
Authored by Sarah Williams
English
9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The speaker in the poem believes that nature will
change every spring
cause a war
perish during spring
outlast humans
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
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CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
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