ADJECTIVES FOR WRITING REVIEWS

The Author
Cultured, intellectual, well-read, erudite.
Sage, sensible, rational.
Philosophic, analytical, imaginative, perspective, visionary, prophetic.
Optimistic, broad-minded, idealistic, religious, orthodox, sympathetic.
Sophisticated, unsophisticated.
Original, clever, witty, humorous, whimsical.
Conservative, progressive, radical, reactionary, unprejudiced, realistic, romantic.
Uncultured, unintellectual, shallow, superficial.
Bigoted, opinionated, intolerant, critical, fanatical.
Provincial, narrow-minded, pessimistic, cynical, egotistical, sentimental.

General
Lucid, graphic, intelligible.
Explicit, precise, exact.
Concise, succinct, condensed, pithy.
Poetic, plain, simple. homely, pure.
Vigorous, forceful, eloquent, fluent, clean, clear.
Natural, restrained.
Smooth, polished, classical, artistic.
Bombastic, extravagant, pompous, grandiose, obscure, vague.
Diffuse, verbose.
Ungraceful, harsh, abrupt, awkward, unpolished, crude, vulgar.
Formal, artificial.

The Diction
Precise, exact, concrete.
Plain, simple, homespun.
Learned, cultured, literal, figurative.
Connotative, symbolic, picturesque, sensuous.
Literary, provincial, colloquial, slangy.
Inexact, non-specific.
Bombastic, trite, artificial, obscure, grotesque, vulgar.

The Sentences
Loose, periodic, balanced, antithetical.
Long, short.
Euphonic, rhythmical.
Forceful, emphatic.
Varied.
Ungrammatical, un-unified, incoherent.
Involved, rambling, awkward, jerky.
Cacophonic.
Monotonous, dull.
VARIATIONS ON 'SAID'

announced joked
answered mentioned
argued murmured
began muttered
begged ordered
bellowed pleaded
bragged pledged
choked pouted
called promised
claimed questioned
commanded rambled
complained remarked
cried reported
declared shouted
demanded sighed
exclaimed snapped
explained spoke
gasped sobbed
giggled stated
groaned stormed
growled stuttered
grumbled swore
grunted tattled
hissed told
hooted uttered
informed voiced
inquired warned
insisted wept
interrupted whispered
jabbered yelled