Use the passage from "The Reward of Enterprise to answer the question.

Question

How do the words rapture and ecstasy affect the tone of the story?
(1 point)
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They indicate the narrator's uncertainty about his choice to go swimming.
They show that the narrator is experiencing great pleasure throughout the passage.
They suggest the narrator's acceptance of the situation in which he finds himself.
They provide a contrast that shows how the narrator's mood changes

Answer 1

The words "rapture" and "ecstasy" affect the tone of the story by indicating that the narrator is experiencing great pleasure throughout the passage. So the correct answer is:

They show that the narrator is experiencing great pleasure throughout the passage.