SOME TYPICAL STYLE DESCRIPTORS:
Authoritative: the voice is commanding and knowing
Emotive: the voice evokes emotion
Didactic: the voice is preachy, insistent
Objective: the voice is uncommitted, without judgment
Ornate: the voice is perhaps pretentious, flowery, or ostentatious
Plain: the voice is simple, straightforward, to the point
Scholarly: the voice is learned and authoritative, erudite
Scientific: the voice is precise and relies on the language of science (Latinate words)
You’ll find a more comprehensive list of style descriptors at the end of this chapter.