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“The Storm” and Description How would you characterize Chopin’s description of the storm in the opening paragraph? What effect does this have on the story? What do you notice about the dialogue between the father and son in lines 5-7 (and later the dialogue between Calixta and Alcee)? How would you describe Chopin’s use of dialogue throughout the story? Notice Chopin’s description of the storm in lines 41-45. What effect does this description have on what Alcee and Calixta are about, um do? Lots of figurative language used in lines 52-57. This type of description often relies on connotative word choices. Pick a few out that really set the, um, mood. That must be some “borderland” to which Calixta was taken (64). I don’t really have a question here. What do you make of the end of the story? Are there any details that help you answer this question? What does the storm symbolize? Pay attention to the description of the storm throughout the story to answer this question.