![]() With these words, she specifies the smell, movement and sound that nature embraces. With words like “smell of the ground,” “shallows circling,” “shimmering sound,” “Robins will wear,” and “whistling their whims”, Teasdale personifies nature to give it a human-like approach. While describing the nature, she refers to the senses of a living being, giving nature life and meaning. ![]() She uses words such as “soft rains,” “shallows,” “shimmering,” “singing,” and “whistling” to show the carefree and dreamlike atmosphere of the spring that is to arrive. Teasdale shows the life of nature that “will come” in the future by describing elements from the spring season and appealing to the reader’s senses. The poem talks about the beauty of nature, the ugliness of humans and the contrast between the two. ![]() The title of the poem was adapted by Ray Bradbury in his short story. ![]() She refers to a war, the Great War specifically, that the humans have created. She talks about how the activities of nature and humans do not affect each other. In the poem, Teasdale uses imagery and personification of the animals to contrast it with human beings and war. Jonathan Larson once said, “The opposite of war is not peace, its creation.” These words capture the essence of the poem “There Will Come Soft Rains” by Sara Teasdale. ![]()
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