In Ray Bradbury's poem, "There Will Come Soft Rains" personification is used to connect the reader with non-human or inanimate objects that are being described in the piece. As with many other literary techniques, there are several examples of personification in "There Will Come Soft Rains" that help to make the text feel more animated and lively, like many aspects of our everyday lives. ... However, what is presented by Ray Bradbury is an extraordinary situation-a house that talks. ... As it becomes obvious during the course of the story's development that ther...

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