Sara Teasdale used many techniques in “There Will Come Soft Rains” to get the theme across, that war is not needed and horrible and that nature lives without mankind by using personification, imagery, and alliterations. Many people agree with Teasdale about not needing war, but not so many even think about that nature could live without humans. She talks about how the activities of nature and humans do not affect each other. She refers to a war that the humans have created that nature doesn't care about. Jonathan Larson once said, “The opposite of war is not peace, it’s creation.” These words capture the theme of the poem almost perfectly.
Teasdale uses personification to bring the poem to life. By using, “And Spring herself, when she woke
Teasdale uses personification to bring the poem to life. By using, “And Spring herself, when she woke