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There are several skillful short story writers in the American Literature ?so many that it would be difficult for one to name the best writer, since each had different literary elements, backgrounds, and writing styles. Yet one similarity exists between writers, and that is the frequent usage of irony in his stories. So what is irony? Irony often is a literary technique expressing something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning. Sometimes it serves as tone of the story. By using irony in the story, the author causes higher interest among readers, and emphasizes a meaning that he wants to carry. In “The Story of An Hour? Kate Chopin tries to develop Irony by using three literary elements ?characters, settings, and plots ?with the symbolism of her disease as well as the simile to a goddess of Victory. Louis Mallard, who has been suffered by a heart disease, receives news of her husband’s death. Shocked and frightened, Louis decides to be alone for a while. While having some thoughts in her room, she realizes that freedom is now in her