The Use Of Figurative Language In There Will Come Soft Rains

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By Our Own Hand “There will come soft rains” Was originally a poem written by Sara Teasdale to bring forth what would happen if nuclear war devastated humanity. It was later used as inspiration by Ray Bradbury to express the same idea in a short story. Bradbury even put the poem in the short story. Both writings share the idea of humanity ending and both use figurative language to bring out emotion in readers by describing how humanity will end by our own hand. BRADBURY Bradbury's main use of figurative language in his short story is personification of various objects. He uses personification to give a connection to the readers and his story. One example of this is In paragraph 41 the author states “At ten o'clock the house began to die” The