Question

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word absolutely as it is used in "The Story of an Hour." Write your best definition of absolutely here. Then consult a print or online dictionary to confirm its meaning.

Answer 1

Explanation:

"The Story of an Hour" was written by the famous author, Kate Chopin. Kate Chopin was a famous American author. She wrote many short stories and novels.

In her short story, 'The Story of an Hour', she narrates the feelings and the emotion of a wife when she heard the news of her husband's death in an accident.

The word 'absolutely' is used as procession or moving forward. When Louise Mallard heard of her husband, Brently's death she was shaken and was in grief. The thoughts of the passing life and moving on was haunting to her. She knew that after her husband's death the sorrow and loneliness she will get only belongs to her completely. This is the bitter truth.

Thus this is the meaning of the word 'absolutely' in the story is.

Absolutely means completely or totally or with certain.