Use the passage from “The Story of an Hour” to answer the question. Drag each line from the passage to the developing theme it supports. (2 points)

the new Beginnings of Seasonal Change
the true self versus the outward self
“She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life.”
"She wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister’s arms."
“The delicious breath of rain was in the air.”
"Into this she sank, pressed down by a physical exhaustion that haunted her body and seemed to reach into her soul."

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Here are the lines from the passage sorted into the developing themes they support:

The New Beginnings of Seasonal Change:

  1. “She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life.”
  2. “The delicious breath of rain was in the air.”

The True Self Versus the Outward Self:

  1. "She wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister’s arms."
  2. "Into this she sank, pressed down by a physical exhaustion that haunted her body and seemed to reach into her soul."