Read the excerpt from "The Story of an Hour."

When she abandoned herself a little whispered word escaped her slightly parted lips. She said it over and over under her breath: “free, free, free!” The vacant stare and the look of terror that had followed it went from her eyes. They stayed keen and bright. Her pulses beat fast, and the coursing blood warmed and relaxed every inch of her body.

Which words best establish a mood of relief in the excerpt?
a. “slightly,” “vacant,” “eyes,” and “beat”
b. “whispered,” “stare,” “terror,” and “pulses”
c. “lips,” “stayed,” “keen,” and “blood”
d. “escaped,” “free,” “warmed,” and “relaxed”

In the short story "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin, we find Mrs. Mallard receiving the news about her husband's death. But contrary to normal expectations, she felt a sense of relief rather than a desperate mournful sensation. For her, it was like a release from some kind of invisible bondage that she had been under her husband.

The above provided passage shows rather a mood of relief from the death of Mr. Mallard. Mrs. Mallard is suddenly hit by the realization of her freedom and she utters the words "free, free, free". Even the use of the words "coursing blood warmed and relaxed every inch of her" shows a feeling of calm and relief, rather than the expected mourning. So, the answer to the question of which words that establish a mood of relief will be-

d. “escaped,” “free,” “warmed,” and “relaxed”.

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15-12-2020

Answer:

The correct answer is D. Sure hope this helps

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