Literary notes about Elated (AI summary)
Literary authors use “elated” as a powerful descriptor for a heightened state of joy or triumph that often signals transformative moments. In one passage, the term vividly conveys the rush of unexpected fortune, suggesting a bliss that seems almost unreal [1], while elsewhere it is contrasted with mere satisfaction to underline the depth of emotional contrast [2]. At times, “elated” marks the exuberance following a decisive victory or a moment of renown, imbuing scenes with both physical and emotional intensity [3, 4]. In other contexts, it captures the nuance of fleeting or self-aware jubilation, where even the irony of exaggerated pride is laid bare [5, 6]. Thus, the word enriches narrative tone by signaling a dynamic surge of spirit that elevates both character and scene.
- Pen was as elated as if somebody had left him a fortune.
— from An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises by Frank Edgar Farley and George Lyman Kittredge - She was satisfied with her success, but not elated.
— from My Ántonia by Willa Cather - He feels the actions of the hero to be justified, and is nevertheless still more elated when these actions annihilate their originator.
— from The Birth of Tragedy; or, Hellenism and Pessimism by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - For though elated by his rank, it did not render him supercilious; on the contrary, he was all attention to every body.
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - my Lord?” cried I, abashed, rather than elated by his condescension; “surely you cannot-you are not serious?”
— from Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World by Fanny Burney - This elated me not a little, and it was quite flattering to my vanity to be thus styled by as high a title as any free man in this place possessed.
— from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African by Equiano
