Read this excerpt from "The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane. What effect do the underlined sentences have in showing the feelings of the crew?

The crest of each of these waves was a hill, from the top of which the men surveyed, for a moment, a broad tumultuous expanse, shining and wind-riven. It was probably splendid. It was probably glorious, this play of the free sea, wild with lights of emerald and white and amber.

this sentence is the underlined sentences

"Bully good thing it's an on-shore wind," said the cook; "If not, where would we be? Wouldn't have a show."

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16 February, 15:37

Read this excerpt from "The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane. What effect do the underlined sentences have in showing the feelings of the crew?

The crest of each of these waves was a hill, from the top of which the men surveyed, for a moment, a broad tumultuous expanse, shining and wind-riven. It was probably splendid. It was probably glorious, this play of the free sea, wild with lights of emerald and white and amber.

this sentence is the underlined sentences

"Bully good thing it's an on-shore wind," said the cook; "If not, where would we be? Wouldn't have a show."

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Hana Dickerson · Answer 1

The words of the cook in the excerpt reveals anxiety and fear of the crew at the thought of dying at sea. Specialy when he expresses relief that it was only an on-shore wind, so it brought relief