he Story of a Hour, or Alice Walker

In two to four double-spaced pages (excluding title and reference page), analyze one of the works listed here: Kate Chopin,The Story of a Hour, or Alice Walker, The Welcome Table and complete the following:

• Explain why the literary work captured your interest, using terms and concepts from the text to support your explanation. The key terms are found at the end of Chapter 2.
• Apply two to three of the key terms from Chapter 2 to your reflection. Review the Reader’s Response matrix (Figure 2.1) to help you frame your response.

Your paper should be organized around a thesis statement about the selected literary work and the approach you are using to analyze the work. All sources must be properly cited.  The paper must include a separate title and reference page, and be formatted to APA (6th edition) style. 

Terms for Chapter 2

figurative language

figures of speech

imagery

metaphor

persona

simile

song