Words to Describe Syntax
solid, thudding
broad, enveloping language
deceptively simple
complex language that has a hidden, yet clear, meaning
ornate, elaborate, flowery
decorated language with lots of description
mellifluous, musical, lilting, lyrical
flowing, calming language
elegant
good taste and attractive language
harsh, grating
mean, rough language
sprawling, disorganized
no clear meaning, very sporatic
dry
not interesting
jumbled, chaotic, obfuscating
sentence is out of structure; may not make sense
staccato, abrupt
short, stocky language
plain, sparse, austere, unadorned
simple and plain style
erudite, esoteric
smart, knowledgeable language; informative
whimsical
unusual and playful language
journalistic, terse, laconic
very to the point language
