There Will Come Soft Rains(Teasdale)

How does the author use foreshadowing in There Will Come Soft Rains?

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In lines three and four, Teasdale described the plum trees as "wild," implying that they are carefree and natural, but she also refers to them as "tremulous," or fearful and timid. The image os fearfulness foreshadows the poem's revelation of war and death.

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There Will Come Soft Rains