The Story Of An Hour

In "The Story of an Hour," why is Josephine afraid to tell Mrs. Mallard that her husband died?

In "The Story of an Hour," what is ironic about the sounds Mrs. Mallard hears after she has been told of her husband's death?

In "The Story of an Hour," the thing that Mrs. Mallard feels approaching her is described as "creeping" and as something that will "possess her," Why are these words ironic?

When Mrs. Mallard says "free, free, free" in "The Story of an Hour," what becomes clear?

In "The Story of an Hour," whom does Mrs. Mallard believe she will live for when she thinks her husband has been killed?

Why does Mrs. Mallard refuse her sister Josephine's offer to keep her company?

What happens toward the end of "The Story of an Hour" that changes the entire story?

Mrs. Mallard's reflection that she had recently wished for a short life soon has additional irony for the reader because

Readers in Kate Chopin's time must have found "The Story of an Hour" particularly shocking because of the contract between Mrs. Mallard's response to her husband's death and

Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" is a powerful illustration of the

What is a major theme of Chopin's "The Story of an Hour"

Under which type of irony would you classify Josephine's fear that her sister will "make herself ill" by grieving alone in her room?

Which moment in TSOAH is an example of situational irony?

Kate Chopin's TSOAH was

This story is considered to be

When the audience knows something that the characters in the story do not, it is

When an outcome is the opposite of what is expected, it is

When a character says the exact opposite of what he or she really means, it is