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AP Tone And Style Vocab
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1. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Dreamlike
Eulogistic
Convoluted
Rhythmic
2. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Pompous
Elegiac
Impressionistic
Depressing
3. Having the characteristics of a dream
Discursive
Facetious
Dreamlike
Decadent
4. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Crepuscular
Earthy
Realistic
Decadent
5. Pointless and uninteresting
Mundane
Surrealistic
Impressionistic
Banal
6. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Psychological
Epistolary
Satirical
Confessional
7. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Childish
Archaic
Lyrical
Concise
8. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Urbane
Absurd
Ominous
Poetical
9. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Concise
Lyrical
Sardonic
Convincing
10. Having feelings or thoughts of love - but when associated with nineteenth century literature or any such literature it suggests a style that emphasizes freedom of form - imagination - and emotion
Baroque
Romantic
Evocative
Absurd
11. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Angry
Poetical
Crepuscular
Ambiguous
12. In the style of an earlier period
Puritanical
Archaic
Realistic
Naturalistic
13. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Baroque
Parody
Bland
Whimsical
14. 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)
Depressing
Contemptuous
Parody
Farcical
15. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Metaphorical
Cynical
Dreamlike
Journalistic
16. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Stark
Trite
Ironic
Affected
17. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Decadent
Breezy
Primitive
Confessional
18. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Wordy
Journalistic
Classical
Pompous
19. Using very few words to express a great deal
Persuasive
Nostalgic
Erudite
Concise
20. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Discursive
Breezy
Anecdotal
Archaic
21. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Austere
Farcical
Bombastic
Fluid
22. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Confessional
Cynical
Nostalgic
Pompous
23. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Parody
Bombastic
Classical
Crepuscular
24. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Primitive
Depressing
Persuasive
Earthy
25. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Elegiac
Discursive
Expressionistic
Trite
26. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Mundane
Sensuous
Archaic
Childish
27. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Bombastic
Mundane
Flamboyant
Urbane
28. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Prurient
Bombastic
Persuasive
Metaphorical
29. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Dreamlike
Abstract
Prurient
Convoluted
30. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Philosophical
Archaic
Depressing
Persuasive
31. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Mournful
Lyrical
Crepuscular
Evocative
32. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Depressing
Crepuscular
Trite
Comic
33. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Eulogistic
Childish
Psychological
Facetious
34. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Pious
Sardonic
Comic
Flamboyant
35. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Ambiguous
Affected
Breezy
Journalistic
36. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Decadent
Iconoclastic
Effeminate
Subjective
37. Learned - scholarly
Erudite
Convincing
Crepuscular
Convoluted
38. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Crepuscular
Ominous
Naturalistic
Absurd
39. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Lyrical
Bland
Ambiguous
Angry
40. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Breezy
Wordy
Ominous
Cynical
41. Much given to strong feelings
Expressionistic
Emotional
Urbane
Whimsical
42. Unusually strange or odd
Realistic
Erudite
Objective
Bizarre
43. Sophisticated - socially polished
Banal
Terse
Urbane
Breezy
44. Flowing smoothly
Elegiac
Urbane
Fluid
Baroque
45. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Ironic
Pompous
Rhythmic
Comic
46. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Flamboyant
Ominous
Surrealistic
Effeminate
47. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Ironic
Stark
Analytical
Emotional
48. Resentful - enraged
Subjective
Archaic
Angry
Lyrical
49. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Naturalistic
Anecdotal
Sardonic
Fatalistic
50. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Lyrical
Metaphorical
Urbane
Victorian
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