Name that Character
Who is the main character
Mrs. Mallard
This literary element is how the reader feels after reading.
Mood
How do they think Mr. Mallard has died?
a train accident
Name the literary element in the following sentence:
"...a physical exhaustion that haunted her body and seemed to reach into her soul."
personification
Who is the husband who is rumored to have died?
Mr. Mallard
What is one word that tells the overall meaning of the story?
theme
What is Mrs. Mallard's first reaction to the news of her husband's death?
she cries
Name the literary element in the following sentence:
"...was running riot along those days..."
alliteration
Who is Mrs. Mallard's sister?
Josephine
What is a comparison between two things using "like" or "as?"
simile
she will finally have freedom
Name the literary element in the following sentence:
"Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband's death."
foreshadowing
Who is Mr. Mallard's friend?
Richards
What does it mean to give an inanimate object human qualities?
personification
What does Mr. Mallard do at the end of the story?
What is the mood of "The Story of an Hour?"
answers may vary
Who wrote this story?
Kate Chopin
Which term describes how the author feels about what they are writing about?
tone
Why do they believe Mrs. Mallard has died?
Name the literary element in the following sentence:
"...a sob came up into her throat and shook her, as a child who has cried itself to sleep continues to sob in its dreams."
simile