Wednesday, January 20, 2010

grade 10: Literature: Jan 21st 2010


Read the short story: There will Come Soft Rains, by Ray Bradbury (you can find at http://www.gladdemusic.com/raybradbury-there%20will%20come%20soft%20rains.htm)and answer the following questions

1)How did Bradbury use Sara Teasdale's poem by the same title as a source of inspiration for and a major symbol in his short story?

2) How is the theme of Bradbury's story an echo of Teasdale's poem?

3) What movie does this story remind you of? Why?

4) What genre is the genre of the short story? What's the setting? Who are the characters?

5) What happeneed to the people?

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