Though Questions for "There Will Come Soft Rains" class work

“There Will Come Soft Rains”

Discussion Questions

1.    How does Bradbury use personification in the story?

2.    What is the significance of the line “the ruined city gave off a

radioactive glow”?

3.    What are the “silhouette[s] in paint”?

4.    How does the house try to save itself?

5.    How is the fire personified?

6.    Find key words that suggest the frenzy of the final moments.

7.    What affect is created by all the personification contrasted with the

absence of human activity.

8.    What is the theme of this story?