
This is continuation to my previous post which is about the adjectives that are used by the author to describe his tone.
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Adjectives that are used to describe moderately negative tones:
Angry or indignant – is annoyed about something that he considers unjust or unfair.
Apathetic or indifferent – has adopted an uncaring attitude towards the issues mentioned.
Biased, colored, partisan, prejudiced, bigoted, chauvinistic – is partial to a certain viewpoint with inadequate justification.
Condescending, patronizing, supercilious or disdainful – thinks himself superior to others and tends to talk down to them.
Cynical – believes that people are motivated by the selfishness. Denying the sincerity of people’s motives and actions or the value of living.
Skeptical – has his doubts about something behind somebody’s actions, the fulfillment of a promise made, the outcome of a course of action.
Dogmatic, opinionated or peremptory – is arrogantly and positively stating something as the truth without caring to support his claim with evidence.
Obsequious – is overly submissive to a person or an organization.
Critical – is finding fault with somebody or something.
Hypocritical – is pretending to be what he is not or being self-righteous when discussing the issue on hand.
Sarcastic or sardonic – is jerking at or taunting someone using ironic and biting remarks.
Satirical – is using ridicule, sarcasm, irony to expose attack or deride vices, follies, stupidities and abuses.
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Adjectives that are used to describe positive tone:
Optimistic, positive, sanguine, cheerful or buoyant – is very hopeful of the prospects of something or somebody and feels that good things are in store.
Humorous – has tried to present the topic in a funny and amusing manner with an express view to entertain the reader.
Introspective or contemplative – has attempted to analysis his own mind, feelings, actions, motives tec.
Laudatory, acclamatory, complimentary or adultery – is praising somebody of something he considers praiseworthy.
Commiserating or sympathetic – has pity or compassion for somebody’s suffering.
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Adjectives that are used describe the tones that are neither positive nor negative:
Neutral – does not favor one point of the view over the other.
Apologetic – is expressing regret for something he has said or done.
Emotional – was moved at the time of writing.
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Adjectives that can be used to describe the nature or type of a passage:
Speculative – it surmises or ponders over various aspects of a given subject or various outcomes of a course of action.
Romantic – the views expresses are fanciful and impractical.
Humanistic – the author evinces keen interest in human affairs, nature, welfare, values etc.
Technical – it extensively uses the terminology that is specific to a certain field.
Didactic – its author has attempted to instruct his readers through the passage.
Narrative – it’s essentially details of a story or incident.
Descriptive – it attempts to describe a person, place, thing or concept in detail.
Evocate – it encourages the reader to construct mental picture of a place or an event.