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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly






2. Strict or severe in matters or morality






3. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






4. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






5. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices






6. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively






7. Inclined to represent things as they really are






8. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)






9. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')






10. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






11. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






12. Unusually strange or odd






13. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead






14. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards






15. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)






16. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)






17. Effectively concise - brief






18. Much given to strong feelings






19. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






20. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts






21. Conspicuously bold or colorful






22. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize






23. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow






24. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)






25. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






26. Pretentious and pompous






27. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)






28. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






29. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim






30. Resentful - enraged






31. Expressing contempt or disdain






32. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






33. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)






34. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality






35. 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)






36. Flowing smoothly






37. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






38. Having two or more possible meanings






39. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






40. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses






41. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






42. Having the characteristics of a dream






43. Pointless and uninteresting






44. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods






45. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






46. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)






47. In the style of an earlier period






48. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic






49. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths






50. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual