There Will Come Soft Rains

by Ray Bradbury

There Will Come Soft Rains: Mood 1 key example

Definition of Mood

The mood of a piece of writing is its general atmosphere or emotional complexion—in short, the array of feelings the work evokes in the reader. Every aspect of a piece of writing... read full definition
The mood of a piece of writing is its general atmosphere or emotional complexion—in short, the array of feelings the work evokes in the reader. Every aspect... read full definition
The mood of a piece of writing is its general atmosphere or emotional complexion—in short, the array of feelings the work evokes... read full definition
Mood
Explanation and Analysis:

The mood in “There Will Come Soft Rains” ranges from childishly endearing to uncanny as details about the McClellans’ house surface. The story initially provides an untroubled impression of an ordinary weekday morning:

In the living room the voice-clock sang, Tick-tock, seven o’ clock, time to get up, time to get up, seven o’ clock! as if it were afraid that nobody would. The morning house lay empty. The clock ticked on, repeating and repeating its sounds into the emptiness. Seven-nine, breakfast time, seven-nine!