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Journalistic
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Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism.
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Lyrical
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Intense, spontaneous, musical
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Metaphorical
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Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow.
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Mournful
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Feeling or expressing grief ( certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief, such as elegies)
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Mundane
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Ordinary or common, as in everyday matters ("His mind was filled with mudane matters.")
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Naturalistic
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Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality.
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Nostalgic
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Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
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Objective
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Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside, not subjectively
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Ominous
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Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
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Parody
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A satirical imitation of something serious, such as a comic takeoff of Romeo and Juliet (the parody must have enough elements of the original for it to be recognized)
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