"The story of an hour- is a story written by Kate Chopin, an American author. In this short story she Kate Chopin was born Kate O'Flaherty, on February 8, 1850 in St. ... In Kate Chopin's short story, The Story of an Hour, many ironic elements are used to help the reader understand the fate of the main character, Mrs. ... Works Cited Chopin, Kate. ... Kate Chopin's use of irony in her short story, "The Story of an Hour," stands in direct contrast to the subtle manner in which she tells the story. ...

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