Question

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O B.
There Will Come Soft Rains (War Time)
by Sara Teasdale
O C.
There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground,
And swallows circling with their shimmering sound;
And frogs in the pools singing at night,
And wild plum-trees in tremulous white;
Robins will wear their feathery fire
Whistling their whims on a low fence-wire;
What is the author's purpose in writing the passage?
O A. to downplay mankind's importance
to explain why war is necessary
to imagine how nature would think
O D. to describe the destruction of war
And not one will know of the war, not one
Will care at last when it is done.
Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree

Answer 1

The author's purpose in writing the passage is to downplay mankind's importance and highlight the resilience of nature in the face of war.

Step-by-step explanation:

The author's purpose in writing the passage is to downplay mankind's importance. The poem depicts a post-war scene where nature and wildlife thrive while humans are absent and indifferent to the war. The author emphasizes the resilience and indifference of nature, suggesting that the natural world continues to exist and flourish despite the destructive impact of war. This purpose is evident in lines such as 'And not one will know of the war, not one Will care at last when it is done.'

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