AP English Final

By what methods is Chopin able to symbolize the notion of personal freedom in "The Story of an Hour"?

Death and Rebirth

The following is an example of ______ irony: "When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease- of the joy that kills."

Dramatic

"Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with heart trouble." Which plot device has the author created in this line?

Foreshadowing

How could we best characterize Brently Mallard

He's a typical husband in the late 19th century.

From what ailment does Mrs. Mallard suffer?

Heart trouble

What Mrs. Mallard's ailment symbolize?

Her unhappiness and troubling emotions.

Who breaks the news of Mr. Mallard's death?

Josephine

Examine the following sentence in context: "And she opened and spread her arms out to them in welcome." To what does the pronoun "them" refer?

Long years ahead

Works like her 1894 "The story of an hour" make Kate Chopin a forerunner of what social movement?

Modern Feminism

Which stylistic device is employed in the following sentence: "There would be no one controlling her life, exerting power, or intruding upon her free will."

Parallel Structure

What is the predominant theme in Kate Chopin's "The Story of the Hour"?

Personal Freedom

"The delicious breath of rain was in the air." Which literary device is used to create this image?

Personification

How would the story change if it were written today?

Richards calls Mallard on his cell phone and realizes he's alive.

The following is an example of _____ irony: "Someone was opening the front with a latchkey. It was Brently Mallard"

Situational

The following is an example of ________ irony: "Louise, open the door! I beg; open the door- you will make yourself ill. What are you doing, Louise? For heaven's sake open the door."

Situational

What type of conflict is developed as the main conflict of the story?

Societal

In what season does the story take place and why is it significant?

The story takes place in Spring and symbolizes a new beginning for Mrs. Mallard.

What is significant about the story's setting?

The story's set in a time period that afforded women very few rights.

From which point of view is this short story narrated?

Third person omniscient

"Now her bosom rose and fell tumultuously ." Based on the context in which the word "tumultuously" is found, what is its meaning?

Wildy