Ray Bradbury’s short story, “There Will Come Soft Rains” is a conceptualization of the future. Throughout the story, Bradbury uses repetition to create for the reader a sense of rhythm, context, ceaselessness, and at times anxiety. From the very beginning the reader is placed in a sterile environment where a house provides everything for its occupants. The house is constantly notifying the owner of the time and what must be done regardless of the owner being home. The house speaks out saying, “Seven-nine, breakfast time, seven-nine!” then, “Eight-one, tick-tock, eight-one o'clock, off to school, off to work, run, run, eight-one!” (Bradbury 1). This repetition not only creates rhythm for the reader, but begins to allude to the conflict, that
