Literary Devices
"the eggs were shriveled and toast was like stone"
What is simile?
"Today is August 4,2026 in the city of Allendale California"
What is the Setting?
Mice cleaning the house
What is personification?
third person
What is POV?
Where did the title of Ray Bradbury's short story come from?
Mrs.CcClellan's favorite poem, "There Will Come Soft Rains."
"At ten o'clock the house began to die."
What is metaphor?
Showing that God has to sit back and watch tradgedies like this
Why is the omniscient POV significant?
the main character
What is the house?
What did the voice say at the end of the story?
"Today is Augest 5, 2026, today is Augest 5, 2026, today is..?
"they thudded against chairs,whirling their mustached runners,kneading the rug nap..."
What is imagery?
the man mowing the lawn, the women gardening, the children playing with a ball.
What were the shadows on the side of the house?
What was the cause of the fire starting?
A wind storm caused a tree to fall through the window
The dogs purpose
What is specific recognition?
what did the voice call out to "Mrs.McClellan"?
"Which poem would you like this evening".