Tone Vocab

Flowery

• Full of ornate, flashy, or grandiloquent expressions.

• decorative like flowers.

He spoke, and loosed our heart in tears. He laid us as we lay at birth 31 On the cool flowery lap of earth.

- Matthew Arnold Of William Wordsworth.

Empedocles on Etna and Other Poems,'Memorial Verses, April1850', l.47^9.

Bombastic• Pompous, Overblown• bomb- a large explosion, high

sounding, grand.

• “Our quivering lances, shaking in the air, And bullets, like Jove's dreadful thunderbolts, Enroll'd in flames and fiery smoldering mists, Shall threat the gods more than Cyclopean wars;And with our sun‐bright armor, as we march, We'll chase the stars from heaven, and dim their eyesThat stand and muse at our admired arms”

Formal• following or being in accord with

accepted forms, conventions or regulations. characterized by strict observation of forms, methodical.

• Tuxedoes, gowns.

“In looking at many small points of difference between species, which, as far as our ignorance permits us to judge, seem quite unimportant, we must not forget that climate, food, etc., have no doubt produced some direct effect. It is also necessary to bear in mind that owing to the law of correlation, when one part varies and the variations are accumulated through natural selection, other modifications, often of the most unexpected nature, will ensue.”

(Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species)

Inflammatory

• arousing passion or strong emotions such as anger, a response to something.

• To set light to

“All of us have suffered here, in this country, political oppression at the hands of the white man, economic exploitation at the hands of the white man, and social degradation at the hands of the white man.” (Malcolm X)

Informal

• Informal-More appropriate for use in the spoken language that in the written language. casual, unofficial.

• Informal= In- not formal.

• Hey Darla! You did the homework for Mr. Ruffin?

Jargon• Jargon- Nonsensical,

incoherent or meaningless talk. a hybrid language or dialect specialized or technical language of a track.

• Blue sky thinking – This is a visionary idea without always having a practical application.

• Think outside the box – This means to not limit your thinking; it encourages. creativity with regards to your job description.

• The helicopter view – This is simply an overview.

• Get our ducks in a row – Order and organize everything efficiently and effectively.

Loaded• heavy with meaning or emotional

importance.• loaded= full of something; loaded

with cash

• "You'll shatter her." "potent chieftain."

Lyrical• Expressing a deep personal emotional or observations, highly enthusiastic.• Lyrics to a song, telling a story.

• “And I'd give up forever to touch you, 'Cause I know that you feel me somehow, You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be, And I don't want to go home right now..”

Melodious• agreeable to hear, containing a pleasing tune or melody (a pleasing

succession of arrangement of sounds, structure with respect to the arrangement of such tones)

• Melody, a song

• "The thought which teaches and edifies; the rhythm which appeals to our love of regularity; and the melody which gives emotional pleasure."

Monosyllabic

• Having only one syllable• Mono= one, syllable

• The cat did not run from the dog.

• No• Move

Nostalgic

•A bitter Sweet longing for things. persons, or situations of the past. Being homesick.

“Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend, Somewhere along in the bitterness, And I would have stayed up with you all night, Had I known how to save a life”

Offensive• An attitude of position of attack. causing anger, displeasure, resent of affront.• Off as in off putting, fence as in shield for attack.

• “Gingrich called upon the President to fire Energy Secretary Steven Chu who he feels is ‘anti-energy’ and is causing the American people to suffer with high gasoline prices”

Ornate• Flashy, showy, or florid in style of

manner. excessively ornamental (decorative)

• Overly done.

• She believed that poets usually undervalued prose; that its "precision, economy of statement, logic" could "liberate" the imagination

Passionate•Expressing or showing strong emotions; choleric, strong sexual desires or amorous.•Pass as in go beyond, so go beyond normal emotion.

Political•Relating to or involving characteristics of politics, parties or politicians.•Politics as in Government

Patriotic• feeling, expressing or inspired by love

and devotion for one's country.• Pat as in hat, as in former President

Abraham Lincoln's hat, who is on the United States five dollar bill, which makes me think of the United Sates, our country.

• “Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light. What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave. O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?”

Romantic•Displaying expressions of love•romance, Romeo and Juliet

Sentimental• Affectedly or extravagantly emotional resulting from

or colored by emotion rather than realism or logic.• Sense as in touching, too feel. Sentiment• “World Wrestling Entertainment is deeply

saddened to report that today Chris Benoit and his family were found dead in their home. There are no further details at this time, other than the Benoit family residence is currently being investigated by local authorities. Tonight’s Raw on USA Network will serve as a tribute to Chris Benoit and his family. WWE extends its sincerest thoughts and prayers to the Benoit family’s relatives and loved ones in this time of tragedy"

Shocking•highly disturbing emotionally. very vivid or intense in tone. highly offensive; indecent of distasteful.•Shock, surprise

Subdued• To conquer and subjugate, vanquish. To make less intense or prominent; tone

down. To quiet or bring down under control by physical force or persuasion.• Sub- to place under, to make calm.

Tame•Submissive, docile, to tone down; soften.•housecat, kind of of like trained or domesticated.

Technical•Belonging or related to a given subject. abstract of theoretical. according to principle, formal rather than practical.•technique, skill

Unifying• To make into or become a unit, consolidate.• Uni- one, to bring together.

• “I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification; one day right there in Alabama, little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.”

Uppity• Self-important; arrogant.• Up-above others

• "Don't you have a country? Don't you live in the world? What the hell are you? You're not even an animal, no animal kills his own, what are you?"