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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






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






4. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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






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






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






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






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






10. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






11. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






12. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images






13. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






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






15. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended






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






17. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






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






20. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental






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






22. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective






23. Persuasive - believable - plausible






24. In the style of an earlier period






25. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)






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






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






28. Resentful - enraged






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






30. Expressing contempt or disdain






31. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






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






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






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






36. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior






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






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






39. Strict or severe in matters or morality






40. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






41. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






43. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






44. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






45. Involving letters






46. Effectively concise - brief






47. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






48. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






49. Much given to strong feelings






50. Unusually strange or odd