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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead






2. Strict or severe in matters or morality






3. Involving letters






4. 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






5. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






6. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered






7. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






8. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






10. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






12. Having two or more possible meanings






13. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






14. Having the qualities of a motion picture






15. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






16. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say






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






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






19. Learned - scholarly






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






21. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly






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






23. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






24. Effectively concise - brief






25. Flowing smoothly






26. Involving short narratives of interesting events






27. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming






28. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






29. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






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






31. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)






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






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






34. Resentful - enraged






35. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






37. Expressing contempt or disdain






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






39. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures






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






41. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous






42. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality






43. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






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






45. 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)






46. Pretentious and pompous






47. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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






49. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)






50. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned