Read the poem.
There Will Come Soft Rains
by Sara Teasdale
There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground,
And swallows circling with their shimmering sound;
And frogs in the pools singing at night,
And wild-plum trees in tremulous white;
Robins will wear their feathery fire
Whistling their whims on a low fence-wire;
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,
If mankind perished utterly;
And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn,
Would scarcely know that we were gone.
Reread these lines from the poem:
There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground,
And swallows circling with their shimmering sound;
What is the effect of the figurative language on the tone of the poem?
It creates a reflective tone, as the imagery causes the reader to pause.
It causes an indifferent tone, as the birds are not flying with a purpose.
It develops a soothing tone, as the alliteration provides a soft rhythm.
It presents a disdainful tone, as the description of the ground is unpleasant.
