AP Lit positive tone vocab

Amiable

Agreeable, pleasant, friendly

Benevolent

Kindly

Blithe

Joyful, cheerful, carefree

Candid

Frank, truthful

Compassionate

Sympathetic, understanding

Conciliatory

Peacemaking, appeasing

Confident

Certain, full of conviction

Dreamy

Vague, in a state of reverie, appearing tranquil

Ebullient

Overflowing with enthusiasm, high-spirited

Effusive

Excessively demonstrative, gushing

Elated

Joyful, happy

Enpathetic

Identitying with the thoughts or feelings of others, compassionate

Fanciful

Whimsical

Fervent

Showing great feeling, enthusiasm, warmth

Forgiving

Pardoning, excusing

Giddy

Lighthearted, silly

Impassioned

Ardent, fervent

Introspective

Thoughtful, reflective

Jubilant

Showing great joy or triumph, rejoicing

Laudatory

Expressing praise

Optimistic

Inclined to expect the best possible outcome

Reverent

Deeply respectful

Sanguine

Cheerfully optimistic or confident, upbeat

Sentimental

Affectedly emotional, maudlin

Serene

Calm, peaceful

Sympathetic

Favoring, pitying