The short story “The Story of An Hour” written by Kate Chopin is about a woman, Josephine, whose husband supposedly died. She was happy because that meant she could be free. But in the end, her husband burst through the doors and in that moment, the little bit of life that Josephine had left inside of her was drawn out. After that sight, she collapsed and passed away on the spot. Throughout the story, Chopin uses many literary devices such as personification, metaphor, and simile. One literary device that Kate uses is personification. “The delicious breath of rain was in the air.” When she states this, she is giving the rain human characteristics because rain does not have a delicious breath, but more of a pleasant smell. I believe
