august 2026 there will come soft rains by ray bradbury

Let’s go through the text together to find examples of IRONY: See if you and your partner can find irony in the story with regards to NATURE and TECHNOLOGY. While there are many ironic aspects of the story, they are harder to pinpoint because you have to look at the BIG PICTURE in order to find them. IRONY is NOT a synonym for COINCIDENCE!!ġ0 IRONY in “TWCSR” We are going to have to look at the text as a whole to find examples of IRONY. IRONY is the use of words to express something different from, and often opposite to, their literal meaning. Go back to “TWCSR” Find indications of the setting of the story.ĩ What is IRONY? One of the trickiest terms we will learn all year. EXAMPLE: What is the setting of Harry Potter… PRESENT DAY HOGWARTSĪugPost-Apocalyptic (after nuclear war) California Deserted neighborhood Everyone and everything is dead A family home Technology is the only thing still “alive” hereĨ Find indications of the setting of the story. Here’s what we’re looking for: Figurative Language Simile Metaphor Personification Imagery Here’s what we’ll talk about next: Setting IronyĦ What is the SETTING? The setting is the time and location at which a story takes place. Post-apocalypse setting inspired by WWI.ĥ Now What? Let’s read the story together as ACTIVE readers. She manages to convey a sense of detachment: The earth does not know, or care, that mankind has come and gone. The poem that occurs in the story is a real poem, written by Sara Teasdale in the 1920s. Fear of both nuclear war, and explosions of technology contributed widely to the plot themes of many types of media.Ĥ There Will Come Soft Rains By Sara Teasdale “The development of the atomic bomb will end all war or all men”ģ A Growing Fear Science fiction became a popular genre for film and text. The short story was originally published in 1950 in The Martian Chronicles During this time in the United States, people were especially fearful of nuclear weapons. Among the ruins, one wall stood alone.Presentation on theme: '“August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains”'- Presentation transcript:ġ “August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains” Quote: List one significant quote that reveals something meaningful about the short story.ĭawn showed faintly in the east. If the house burned, why is there a voice the next day? I wonder why there is no one in the house, and why the house has a voice and does all the things “magically”? Why does the author say that this is the only house left? The sun rose to shine upon the rubble and steam. A tree falls and crashes through the kitchen window.4:30: Nursery walls glow, animals took shape.12:00: A dog whined and is on front door.

10 o’ clock: Sun comes out from behind the rain.

August 2026 there will come soft rains by ray bradbury