STYLE CHART
Characteristic / Abstract/Concrete / Rhythmic/
Pedestrian / Simple/
Erudite / Sincere/
Artificial / Informal/
Formal / Journalistic / Literary / Scientific / Informative
Diction/
Register / Low/Informal
(Slang) / Colloquial / Medium/
Conversational / High / Formal / Denotative / Connotative / Elevated/
Academic / Dialect
Point of View / First Person
Central / First Person Peripheral / First Person
Plural / Stream of Consciousness
(Interior Monologue) / Third Person
Omniscient / Third Person Limited / Third Person
Objective / Second Person / Objective/
Subjective
Sound / Alliteration / Assonance / Consonance / Onomatopoeia / Pun / Cacophonous
(Cacophony) / Euphonic
(Euphony) / Sibilant/
Guttural / Rhythmic
Figurative Language / Simile / Metaphor / Personification / Apostrophe / Hyperbole / Understatement/
Litotes / Antithesis / Metonymy / Synecdoche
Irony / Verbal / Situational / Dramatic / Cosmic / Oxymoron / Paradox / Inversion / Satire / Sarcasm
Syntax / Simple/
Compound/
Complex / Rhetorical
Questions / Telegraphic / Loose/Periodic/
Balanced / Flowing/
Choppy / Declarative/
Interrogative/
Imperative, etc. / Parallel
Structure / Coordination/
Subordination / Form Follows
Content
Mood / Somber/ Forbidding / Bright/
Cheerful / Misleading or Ironic / Anticipatory / Gloating / Angry/
Threatening / Mysterious / Dark/Evil/
Ominous / Jovial
Tone/
Attitude / Serious/
Passionate/
Urging / Humorous/
Amused / Mocking/Biting/
Satiric / Detached/
Objective / Didactic/
Dogmatic / Questioning/
Curious / Bombastic/
Superior/
Righteous / Romantic/
Idealistic / Emotional/
Subjective
Miscellaneous / Contrasts / Repetition / Imagery
(Sensory) / Setting / Literary Allusions / Flashbacks/
Dreams, etc. / Structure / Motifs/
Symbolism / Author's
Purpose