Form and Structure in 'The Story of an Hour'

In this lesson, we will look at the structure of 'The Story of an Hour' and think about the effect of Kate Chopin's use of dramatic irony to help her create the story's final twist.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.If someone or something is 'liberated', what are they?

TrappedFreeUpsetHappy

1/7

Q2.Why does Mrs. Mallard's sister, Josephine, beg Mrs. Mallard to open the door?

She worries Mrs. Mallard will make herself ill.She worries Mrs. Mallard will break something in the room.She worries Mrs. Mallard will be lonely.She worries Mrs. Mallard cannot cope with her grief.

2/7

Q3.Mrs. Mallard is compared to a goddess of what?

LiberationVictoryTriumphJubilation

3/7

Q4.Who walks through the door at the end of the story?

Josephine MallardBrently MallardRichardsA doctor

4/7

Q5.What are the two 'big ideas' that Kate Chopin explores in 'The Story of an Hour'?

Anger and resentmentAffliction and heartbreakLove and liberationExcitement and surprise

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Q6.What does the term 'affliction' mean?

A cause of annoyance and angerA cause of grief and regretA cause of pain and sufferingA cause of joy and happiness

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Q7.What happens to Mrs. Mallard at the end of the story?

She runs into her husband's arms.The shock of seeing her husband kills her.She runs away from her husband.She kills her husband.

7/7

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.If someone or something is 'liberated', what are they?

TrappedFreeUpsetHappy

1/7

Q2.Why does Mrs. Mallard's sister, Josephine, beg Mrs. Mallard to open the door?

She worries Mrs. Mallard will make herself ill.She worries Mrs. Mallard will break something in the room.She worries Mrs. Mallard will be lonely.She worries Mrs. Mallard cannot cope with her grief.

2/7

Q3.Mrs. Mallard is compared to a goddess of what?

LiberationVictoryTriumphJubilation

3/7

Q4.Who walks through the door at the end of the story?

Josephine MallardBrently MallardRichardsA doctor

4/7

Q5.What are the two 'big ideas' that Kate Chopin explores in 'The Story of an Hour'?

Anger and resentmentAffliction and heartbreakLove and liberationExcitement and surprise

5/7

Q6.What does the term 'affliction' mean?

A cause of annoyance and angerA cause of grief and regretA cause of pain and sufferingA cause of joy and happiness

6/7

Q7.What happens to Mrs. Mallard at the end of the story?

She runs into her husband's arms.The shock of seeing her husband kills her.She runs away from her husband.She kills her husband.

7/7

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'The Story of an Hour' - Lesson 3 Quiz

Answer the questions below based on what we have learned so far:

Q1.What is the purpose of a twist at the end of a story?

To annoy a readerTo surprise a readerTo be mean to a reader

1/5

Q2.What are the two 'big ideas' that Kate Chopin explores in 'The Story of an Hour'?

Love and liberationExcitement and surpriseAffliction and heartbreakAnger and resentment

2/5

Q3.If someone or something is 'liberated', what are they?

UpsetTrappedFreeHappy

3/5

Q4.What is meant by the term 'structure'?

The language choices made by a writerHow a text has been put together by a writerA story that builds up to a final twistA term for what happens in a story

4/5

Q5.What is dramatic irony?

When a reader knows something about a situation in a story that the writer does not.When the writer knows something about a situation in a story that a reader does not.When the characters in a story know something about a situation that the reader does not.When the reader knows something about a situation in a story that the characters do not.

5/5

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'The Story of an Hour' - Lesson 3 Quiz

Answer the questions below based on what we have learned so far:

Q1.What is the purpose of a twist at the end of a story?

To annoy a readerTo surprise a readerTo be mean to a reader

1/5

Q2.What are the two 'big ideas' that Kate Chopin explores in 'The Story of an Hour'?

Love and liberationExcitement and surpriseAffliction and heartbreakAnger and resentment

2/5

Q3.If someone or something is 'liberated', what are they?

UpsetTrappedFreeHappy

3/5

Q4.What is meant by the term 'structure'?

The language choices made by a writerHow a text has been put together by a writerA story that builds up to a final twistA term for what happens in a story

4/5

Q5.What is dramatic irony?

5/5

Lesson summary: Form and Structure in 'The Story of an Hour'

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

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'The Story of an Hour' - Lesson 3 Quiz

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