Tone Terms: Set 1 Flashcards
A literary composition, in verse of prose, in which human folly and vice are help up to scorn, derision, or ridicule. (Humorous)
Satiric
Determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious. (Positive)
Whimsical
Possessing or demonstrating profound, often systematic knowledge; scholarly. (Neutral)
Learned
Extremely serious; grave; dull or dark. (Negative)
Somber
A form of satire in which trivial subjects, characters, and events are treated in the ceremonious manner and with the elevated language and elaborate devices; characteristics of the heroic style. (The common is made to seem heroic). (Humorous)
Mock-Heroic
Lacking confidence in one’s own ability (Negative)
Diffident
When the outcome of a situation is opposite of what one would expect, usually fo humorous or sarcastic effect. (Neutral)
Ironic
Holding back or being kept in check. not saying what one might want to say. (Negative)
Restrained
Expressing sorrow, often for something lost or someone who has past. (Negative)
Elegiac
Expressing extreme contempt or dislike for something. (Negative)
Disdainful
Experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation. (Neutral)
Nostalgic
Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation. (Positive)
Sanguine
Filled with feelings of fear and wonder. (Neutral)
Awestruck
Absent of emotion esp. when talking about exciting or upsetting information. (Neutral)
Matter-of-Fact
Humorous in a clever and often ironic way. (Humorous)
Wry
Simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action. (Neutral)
Ambivalent
Having reference to something implied or inferred; containing, abounding in, or characterized by allusions (Implying something without actually naming it). (Neutral)
Allusive
Overly concerned with minute details, a narrow focus on the trivial aspects of learning. Striving for the utmost correctness, eliminating ambiguity. (Neutral -> Negative)
Pedantic
Characterized or demonstrating strong displeasure at something unjust, offensive, insulting, or base. (Negative)
Indignant
Good humored or playful in tone, exchanging teasing remarks. (Positive)
Bantering
Frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness, speaking fluently and confidently, without knowledge or consideration. (Negative)
Flippant
To deal with something or someone in a patronizingly superior manner. (Negative)
Condescending
Displaying an offensively condescending manner, or assuming a position of superiority. (Negative)
Patronizing
Not meant to be taken seriously or literally; assuming or humorous. (Humorous)
Facetious
Extremely objective and realistic; dispassionately analytic and unemotional. (Neutral)
Clinical
Pretending to be serious. (Humorous)
Mock-serious
Arousing passion or strong emotion, especially anger. (Negative)
Inflammatory
Characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings; charitable. (Positive)
Benevolent
A literary or dramatic work that ridicules a subject either by presenting a solemn subject in an undignified style or an inconsequential subject in a dignified style. (Humorous)
Burlesque
Not based on fact; unreal. whimsical. (Positive)
Fanciful
