Read the excerpt from "The Story of the Hour." There was something coming to her and she was waiting for it, fearfully. What was it? She did not know; it was too subtle and elusive to name. But she felt it, creeping out of the sky, reaching toward her through the sounds, the scents, the color of the air. Which best states the literal meaning of the excerpt? A thought and a feeling that she could not yet name were just outside of her awareness. Something that she was not yet able to identify was approaching from the direction of the sky. A strange creature was coming toward her slowly and reaching out to take hold of her. The dark gloom and creepy sounds of her surroundings created a feeling of terror inside her.

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Hester

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1 March, 03:08

Read the excerpt from "The Story of the Hour." There was something coming to her and she was waiting for it, fearfully. What was it? She did not know; it was too subtle and elusive to name. But she felt it, creeping out of the sky, reaching toward her through the sounds, the scents, the color of the air. Which best states the literal meaning of the excerpt? A thought and a feeling that she could not yet name were just outside of her awareness. Something that she was not yet able to identify was approaching from the direction of the sky. A strange creature was coming toward her slowly and reaching out to take hold of her. The dark gloom and creepy sounds of her surroundings created a feeling of terror inside her.

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Sarah Navarro · Answer 1

A thought and a feeling that she could not yet name were just outside of her awareness best states the literal meaning of the excerpt.

To add, t he title of the short story refers to the time elapsed between the moments at which the protagonist, Louise Mallard, hears that her husband is dead and when she discovers that he is alive after all.