In “The Story of an Hour”, Kate Chopin uses many forms of irony. When using irony, Chopin adds another dimension to the story. These types of irony include, situational, dramatic, and verbal irony. Situational irony is used at the very end of the story. This is after Mr. Mallard “died”, Mrs. Mallard died and Mr. Mallard did not. This was ironic because it was not expected. Another instance of situational irony is when Mr. Mallard “dies”, Mrs. Mallard cries because she is “happy”. This is ironic because one might expect to mourn after the loss of a loved one not rejoice it. In a nutshell, Mrs. Mallard felt free after her husband’s death. Dramatic irony is also used right at the end of the story. For example, when she sees her
