Kim Thurman
Tascosa High School
TCU 2005
The Grammar of Poetry for Middle School
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TONE WORDS
POSITIVE Tone / Attitude Words
Lighthearted
Conficent
Amused
Complimentary
hopeful
cheery
elated
passionate
exuberant
optimistic
sympathetic
proud
enthusiastic
loving
compassionate
NEGATIVE Tone / Attitude Words
ANGER:
Angry
Furious
Irritated
disgusted
wrathful
indignant
HUMOR / IRONY / SARCASM:
Scornful
disdainful
Sarcastic
cynical
whimsical
Critical
facetious
amused
Satiric
sardonic
Insolent
pompous
SORROW / FEAR / WORRY:
Somber
elegiac
Disturbed
mournful
Apprehensive
concerned
Gloomy
sober
Staid
resigned
outraged
bitter
threatening
contemptuous
condescending
patronizing
mock-heroic
ironic
mock-serious
bantering
irreverent
taunting
flippant
melancholic
sad
solemn
serious
fearful
despairing
foreboding
hopeless
NEUTRAL Tone / Attitude Words
Formal
Ceremonial
Restrained
Detached
Instructive
Didactic
objective
candid
clinical
questioning
learned
authoritative
incredulous
nostalgic
shocked
reminiscent
baffled
sentimental
disbelieving
informative
urgent
factual
matter-of-fact
admonitory