LITERARY ELEMENTS

From: “There Will Come Soft Rains”

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“The voice-clock sang “‘Tick-tock, seven o’clock…’” A.PersonificationB.OnomatopoeiaC.ForeshadowingD.Theme

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“…where hot water whirled them…the dirty dishes were dropped”A.SettingB.PersonificationC.AlliterationD.Allusion

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“The house was an altar with ten thousand attendants…”A.MetaphorB.SimileC.PersonificationD.Allusion

The incinerator is compared to “evil Baal”A.MetaphorB.SimileC.PersonificationD.Allusion

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“mice hummed out as softly as blown gray leaves”A.MetaphorB.SimileC.PersonificationD.Allusion

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“The incinerator glowed suddenly and a whirl of sparks leaped up the chimney.”A.SettingB.PersonificationC.AlliterationD.Allusion

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Technology must be developed very carefully, or it may destroy those who created it. A.ForeshadowingB.SettingC.ThemeD.Allusion

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“There Will Come Soft Rains” takes place in California in the year 2026A.ForeshadowingB.SettingC.ThemeD.Symbolism

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The beginning of “There Will Come Soft Rains,” frequently references “the empty house” A. ForeshadowingB. PersonificationC. ThemeD. Symbolism

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The spreading fire in “There Will Come Soft Rains” represents the limits of technology.A.ForeshadowingB. PersonificationC. ThemeD. Symbolism