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