Syntax Style and Tone

Word Choice

100

The use of this word can convey a positive and uplifting tone.

Hope

200

This word choice can create a sense of urgency and importance.

Crisis

300

 Using this word can evoke a sense of fear or danger.

Threat

400

This word choice can create a feeling of nostalgia or longing

Memories

500

Using this word can convey a sense of power and authority.

Dominance

Comparisons

100

This type of comparison uses 'like' or 'as' to make a direct comparison between two things.

Simile

200

This type of comparison states that one thing is another.

Metaphor

300

This type of comparison gives human qualities to non-human things.

Personification

400

This type of comparison uses 'like' or 'as' to compare two things without stating that one is the other.

Simile

500

Putting two opposite ideas in the same sentence to highlight contrast.

Antithesis 

Syntax

100

This type of sentence structure can create a sense of urgency or excitement.

Fragmented sentence 

200

This type of sentence structure can create a slow and deliberate pace.

Long, complex sentence 

300

This type of sentence structure can create a sense of surprise or emphasis.

exclamatory sentence

400

This type of sentence structure can create a sense of uncertainty or doubt.

rhetorical question

500

This type of sentence structure can create a sense of balance and symmetry.

Parallel structure

Tone and Style

100

This tone is characterized by a friendly and conversational style.

Informal tone?

200

This tone is characterized by a serious and formal style.

Formal tone?

300

This tone is characterized by a sarcastic and mocking style.

satirical tone

400

This tone is characterized by a passionate and emotional style.

Impassioned tone

500

This tone is characterized by a calm and objective style.

Neutral tone

Applying Tone and Style

100

This is the term for the overall feeling or atmosphere created by a piece of writing.

Mood

200

This is the term for the author's attitude towards the subject of the writing.

Tone

300

This is the term for the author's unique way of writing that sets them apart from others.

Style

400

This is the term for the emotional appeal used to persuade the audience.

Pathos

500

This is the term for the logical appeal used to persuade the audience.

Logos