Chopin's Use Of 'Tumultuous Tense In The Storm'

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In “The Storm”, Chopin uses the sudden onset and tumultuous nature of the storm to parallel the affair between Calixta and Alce, as well as the subsequent return to calm that embodies the relationships between the lovers and their spouses. In “The Storm”, Chopin uses the sudden onset and tumultuous nature of the storm to parallel the affair between Calixta and Alce, as well as the subsequent return to calm that embodies the relationships between the lovers and their spouses. In “The Storm”, Chopin uses the sudden onset and tumultuous nature of the storm to parallel the affair between Calixta and Alce, as well as the subsequent return to calm that embodies the relationships between the lovers and their spouses. In “The Storm”, Chopin uses the sudden onset and tumultuous nature of the storm …show more content…

In “The Storm”, Chopin uses the sudden onset and tumultuous nature of the storm to parallel the affair between Calixta and Alce, as well as the subsequent return to calm that embodies the relationships between the lovers and their spouses. In “The Storm”, Chopin uses the sudden onset and tumultuous nature of the storm to parallel the affair between Calixta and Alce, as well as the subsequent return to calm that embodies the relationships between the lovers and their spouses. In “The Storm”, Chopin uses the sudden onset and tumultuous nature of the storm to parallel the affair between Calixta and Alce, as well as the subsequent return to calm that embodies the relationships between the lovers and their spouses. In “The Storm”, Chopin uses the sudden onset and tumultuous nature of the storm to parallel the affair between Calixta and Alce, as well as the subsequent return to calm that embodies the relationships between the lovers and their

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