which theme is the best for this story?

nature is more powerful than anything humas create

Comparison using "like" or "as"

The poem that is read by the house is mostly about what?

nature doesn't care if humans are here or not

What is foreshadowing?

Author gives us a hint that something will happen later on.

A comparison of two unlike things not using "like" or "as".

An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.

What is direct characterization?

The author states what a person looks or acts like.

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"There Will Come Soft Rains"- Elements of Fiction

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A quiz that looks over the short story, "There Will Come Soft Rains," and the literary elements throughout.

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1
"The dog was gone," implies
The dog ran from the explosion
The dog ran away
The dog's body was cleaned up
the dog was destroyed in an explosion
2
The main idea or underlying meaning in a literary work is the...
Motif
Mood
Point of View
Theme
3
The tall, blonde girl sitting in the purple chair took notes. What literary device is used?
Mood
Metaphor
Imagery
Conflict
4
"...the regiments of mice hummed out as softly as blown gray leaves." is an example of ______?
personification
analogy
metaphore
simile
5
which theme is the best for this story?
houses will catch fire if no one is around
nuclear war might be destructive
destruction is going to happen
nature is more powerful than anything humas create
6
A reoccurring idea, theme, or message throughout a literary work is a...?
Motif
Point of View
Theme
Symbol
7
What point of view means "all knowing"?
Third Person Limited
Second Person
Third Person Omniscient
First Person
8
What is a simile?
Comparison using "like" or "as"
Comparison between two things
A form of exaggeration
Comparison without using "like" or "as"
9
"But the fire was clever" This is an example of what literary element?
Metaphor
personification
simile
analogy
10
The poem that is read by the house is mostly about what?
nature doesn't care if humans are here or not
everyone will eventually die
nuclear war
families
11
What point of view is "There Will Come Soft Rains" told in?
First Person
Third Person Omniscient
Third Person Objective
Third Person Limited
12
who knows what this is?
a delicious turkey
something I would never eat
destroyed nature
no one knows
13
What is foreshadowing?
Author gives us a hint that something will happen later on.
Author points to something in the text about the character.
Author jumps to the resolution of the story.
Author tells the reader the conflict that's taking place.
14
What is a metaphor?
A comparison of two unlike things.
A comparison of two unlike things not using "like" or "as".
A comparison using "like" or "as".
A comparison of objects.
15
What is tone?
A feeling the characters have throughout the text.
Evokes certain feelings in readers through words.
The feeling evoked through conflict and the climax.
An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.
16
"..Still farther over, their images burned on wood in one titanic instant." Titanic describes
ship or boat
painted
shameful
of great size, powerful
17
Who is the protagonist in "There Will Come Soft Rains"?
The house
The rain
The mice
Technology
18
The house chose a poem about war and humanity being utterly gone. This is an example of what?
irony
simile
analogy
metaphor
19
What is direct characterization?
The author implies things through speech and actions.
The audience infers about characters by observing them.
The author gives us clues about the character throughout.
The author states what a person looks or acts like.
20
Which is NOT a form of conflict
Person vs. Person
Person vs. Self
Person vs. Reality
Person vs. Nature

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