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Imagery In The Story Of An Hour

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In Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”, Imagery is used heavily to describe the thoughts running through Mrs. Mallards head. Description is not used often but gives the audience vital information that is very important to the story. When Chopin says “Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with heart trouble”, it lets the reader know that Mrs. Mallard is different from other women and must be treated with care. Actions show state of mind throughout the story. When Mrs. Mallard goes upstairs after hearing about her husbands death, she “sank” into her armchair showing the audience that she is still in a fragile state of mind and feeling depressed about her husbands death. Later in the story, Mrs. Mallard goes down the stairs “like a goddess of victory” which

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