In "The Story of an Hour," the author uses some figures of speech such as metaphor, simile, paradox, etc. What are their effects?

The purpose of the text is largely to direct us to the
irony of the dénouement of the story where Louise Mallard is struck down by "the joy
that kills" – a joy which is interpreted by the remaining characters in the story as
relief in finding her husband is alive. The reader, however, sees that she is killed by
shock or grief at the realization that the belief she is "free, free, free!" after the
death of her husband is revealed to be untrue.

 Chopin uses
other techniques through the story to direct us to this conclusion. We are told that the
news of her husband’s death is met with "a storm of grief" which does, as with all
storms, pass.

We are greeted with the paradox of Louise
grieving alone in her room with the scenes of "new spring life" beyond her window. We
see that the use of pathetic fallacy here indicates her inner feelings as she
distinguishes between the feelings she should have after the death of her husband, and
the emotions she actually has as she considers her position as a
widow.