Critical Comments! And my Opinions!
Critic 1 (Doreen Piano) says!
"Written in the lyric tradition, this poem illuminates a brief but startling picture of the natural world's indifference to the foibles and follies of humankind.
My Reaction:
I completely agree with this statement and this is exactly what i took away from the poem. Although it is startling to think nature would go on about it's course without us here this is the truth. Nature would go on without humans and our kind. This is precisely what Sara is trying to get across in, There Will Come Soft Rains,.
Critic 2 (Pamela Steed Hill) says!
"The rationale behind this dismal prediction is that domesticated animals have become dependent on human masters for survival and that wild animals and plants will die out because the aftermath of radiation or other bomb residue is sure to poison the air and water or block out the sun's rays. Teasdale paints a different picture in, There Will Come Soft Rains, She steps back from the conclusion that everything will perish in favor of the more cynical view that all living things other than humans will carry on as normal, not even noticing our absence."
My Reaction:
When I first read the poem ,There Will Come Soft Rains, I didn't understand the meaning but I liked it. What stood out for me was the futuristic quality and the more I read the poem the meaning became clearer. I agree with Pamela that the typical end of the world scenario is that everything and everyone will perish. While in Teasdale's poem mankind is gone, but nature still exists simply without us. I think that's what makes it so interesting is that it's a different scenario. An alternative ending to the end of the world. It makes you think and it's a cool refreshing take on life.
Critic 3 (Marguerite Wilkinson)
"Teasdale has found a philosophy of life and death, in this latest book we may watch the conflict between the light that comes from an everlasting flame and the darkness that is the ever-present shadow".
My Reaction:
I agree with Wilkinson's comment on Teasdale's, Flame and Shadow,. In this book of deep and dark poems the mood is mysterious and glum for most of her poems. They are mostly about life and death, and I believe she has the perfect balance between the two. Like in ,There Will Come Soft Rains, Teasdale talks about the humans being dead but also about nature being alive. Her poems teach us about the meaning of life and about humanity. She has found the philosophy to life through her poems. There is no better way to describe them.
"Written in the lyric tradition, this poem illuminates a brief but startling picture of the natural world's indifference to the foibles and follies of humankind.
My Reaction:
I completely agree with this statement and this is exactly what i took away from the poem. Although it is startling to think nature would go on about it's course without us here this is the truth. Nature would go on without humans and our kind. This is precisely what Sara is trying to get across in, There Will Come Soft Rains,.
Critic 2 (Pamela Steed Hill) says!
"The rationale behind this dismal prediction is that domesticated animals have become dependent on human masters for survival and that wild animals and plants will die out because the aftermath of radiation or other bomb residue is sure to poison the air and water or block out the sun's rays. Teasdale paints a different picture in, There Will Come Soft Rains, She steps back from the conclusion that everything will perish in favor of the more cynical view that all living things other than humans will carry on as normal, not even noticing our absence."
My Reaction:
When I first read the poem ,There Will Come Soft Rains, I didn't understand the meaning but I liked it. What stood out for me was the futuristic quality and the more I read the poem the meaning became clearer. I agree with Pamela that the typical end of the world scenario is that everything and everyone will perish. While in Teasdale's poem mankind is gone, but nature still exists simply without us. I think that's what makes it so interesting is that it's a different scenario. An alternative ending to the end of the world. It makes you think and it's a cool refreshing take on life.
Critic 3 (Marguerite Wilkinson)
"Teasdale has found a philosophy of life and death, in this latest book we may watch the conflict between the light that comes from an everlasting flame and the darkness that is the ever-present shadow".
My Reaction:
I agree with Wilkinson's comment on Teasdale's, Flame and Shadow,. In this book of deep and dark poems the mood is mysterious and glum for most of her poems. They are mostly about life and death, and I believe she has the perfect balance between the two. Like in ,There Will Come Soft Rains, Teasdale talks about the humans being dead but also about nature being alive. Her poems teach us about the meaning of life and about humanity. She has found the philosophy to life through her poems. There is no better way to describe them.