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    Response #2 In “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin‚ there are many literary elements that make it very diverse from most short storied about a husband and wife. The author uses similes‚ metaphors‚ and much irony throughout the story that gives it the strange but interesting meaning it portrays. The literary terms in this story allow the reader to feel the emotion of the character‚ and the irony enhances the bitter-sweetness of the ending. This short story is about an hour in the life of the

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    Name : Huriyatul Fikri Subject : Introduction of Literary Study NPM : 2009.111.008 Story of an Hour Style Diction (choice of words) • The words mostly polysyllabic • The words use formal(literary) • The words has connotative meaning e.g. in paragraph 8. • The words are abstract e.g. in paragraph 1 • The words are pleasant sounding Sentences Structure • Sentence length is medium‚ mostly more than 5 words‚ the sentence length is very effective it is appropriate with

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    of ashes to his Morning Heights apartment where she meets her sister Catherine with whom she engages in a conversation. During their exchange‚ Myrtle discusses how people solely care about money and material possessions and goes on to provide an example of such behavior (Fitzgerald 35). What she fails to realize is she is not any better than the people she scorns‚ for she stopped on their way to his apartment because she wanted him to purchase her a dog which demonstrates she is with him not because

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    Feminine Self-Assertion in “The Story of an Hour” Xuding Wang 1 English Department‚ Tamkang University Abstract This essay attempts to prove that Kate Chopin explores feminine selfhood in a patriarchal society through the heroine’s spiritual journey to freedom in “The Story of an Hour.” In this story‚ Chopin presents us with a picture of a complicated and complex development of Louise Mallard’s spiritual awakening triggered by the false news of her husband’s death in a train accident. Louise

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    A Glimpse into The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin Marie Edmund ENG 125: Introduction to Literature Nathan Pritts February 11‚ 2013 A Glimpse into The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin Literature can be found at every turn and there are many different genres to choose from. Each brings with it a new world for the reader to immerse himself. Literature allows the reader to experience a new perspective. It allows the reader to feel and connect with the story and its characters. No matter

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    April‚ 6‚ 2016 Kate Choplin in her story‚ “the story of an hour‚” tries to give a brief introduction of the era when men were considered the supreme power in the household and the wives were there to love‚ trust and embrace their husband. Mrs. Louise Mallard‚ the protagonist‚ “She did not hear the story as many women have heard the same‚ with a paralyzed inability to accept its significance…."(Choplin 3)‚ feels the euphoria of freedom‚ when she comes to know about her husband’s death rather than

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    Huckleberry Finn‚ Twain characterizes Pap as an entitled hypocrite through irony as a literary technique to reveal the undeserved sense of importance felt by people at the time. When Pap arrives to the cabin after getting drunk in town‚ he begins to rant of how unacceptable the government is. Pap complains Judge Thatcher is repressing him of “[his] property” through his attempts to remove him as Huck’s parental guardian. (Twain 28). Irony is employed as Pap refers to the money Huck obtains as his own and

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    by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the author uses irony to expose the true character that Arthur Dimmesdale truly is.Dimmesdale is known‚ to the townspeople of the Puritan village in Boston‚ as a well spoken and profound minister who is their vision of God. Although Minister Arthur Dimmesdale has many qualities that make him stand out in the puritan community; his sinful secret that burdens him severely every day is heavily shown through the three main types of irony. The people of this Puritan community view

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    Verbal and Nonverbal Communication HCA/230 March 11‚ 2011 Verbal and Nonverbal Communication There are many principles to each form of communication‚ both verbal and nonverbal. It is somewhat dependant on the circumstances in which you are speaking. All principles are important‚ some more than others. I will concentrate on three that I consider important. One of the three principles that I consider to be paramount is Be Authentic‚ do not try to be or act like someone you are not.

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    situations in stories to keep the readers wondering what will happen next. Irony occurs when the reader predicts that the plot or character in the story has an intention or attitude opposite to that which was actually stated. Irony is also a form of sarcasm. In “The Cask of Amontillado‚” Edgar Allan Poe uses every possible type of irony to create a chilling tale of a man being chained and left to die in a catacomb. In “The Necklace‚” Guy de Maupassant also uses different types of irony to create an

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