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Enraptured

Mood
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A mood of complete absorption in awe, wonder, or transcendent delight, often expressed through ecstatic imagery, exclamatory syntax, or spiritual elevation.

Detailed Definition
Enraptured mood in poetry conveys total captivation through luminous imagery, flowing rhythm, and transcendent diction; it appears in mystical verse, love poetry, or nature epiphanies—like Rumi or Keats—where the speaker is lifted beyond self into a state of pure wonder, rendering the ineffable through language that shimmers with emotional and spiritual intensity.
Example
Example in poetry:
In “Ode to a Nightingale,” Keats is enraptured by the bird’s immortal song; Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” shows the speaker enraptured by the interconnectedness of all life; In “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud,” Wordsworth is enraptured by the dancing daffodils; Emily Dickinson’s “I taste a liquor never brewed” describes being enraptured by natural ecstasy; In “The Tyger,” Blake is enraptured by the fearful symmetry of creation; Mary Oliver’s “The Summer Day” leaves the reader enraptured by life’s preciousness.
Additional Notes
Enraptured mood suggests being spellbound by beauty, love, or awe; conveyed through suspended syntax, sensory richness, and dreamlike imagery—e.g., Keats’s “Ode to a Nightingale”; closely tied to rapt, rapturous, and ecstatic moods; ideal for moments of aesthetic or spiritual transport.
Also Known As
Enchanted Spellbound Captivated Rapt Mesmerized Rapturous
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