The words "rapture" and "ecstasy" contribute significantly to the tone of the story by conveying intense feelings of joy and exhilaration. Their use suggests a profound emotional response to the experience being described, emphasizing a sense of overwhelming beauty and pleasure in the moment. This choice of vocabulary elevates the tone to one of awe and wonder, highlighting the narrator's deep appreciation for the experience and the transformative nature of being immersed in such a vast and beautiful environment. Overall, these words create a tone that is both joyful and transcendent, reflecting the narrator's spiritual and emotional connection to the moment.
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The Reward of Enterprise
by Ward Muir
It was overwhelming. Never in all my life have I attained to a rapture comparable with that bathe in mid-Atlantic. I knew, even at the time, that it would be unforgettable. I had aspired to be able to say that I had swum in water three miles deep . . . oh, never mind what vain boast I had promised myself. Boasting was forgotten. I was experiencing. I was surrendered to an ecstasy, an enchantment, a glee, beyond expression grandiose and delicious. I lolled in the pellucid water, not troubling to swim. I let myself go, in those dizzy soarings and sinkings; I abandoned myself to this vast and beautiful force; I felt at once infinitely little and infinitely great.
"The Reward of Enterprise" by Ward Muir
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How do the words rapture and ecstasy affect the tone of the story?
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