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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Having the characteristics of a dream






2. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters






3. Involving short narratives of interesting events






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






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






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






7. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






8. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






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






11. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






12. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






13. Unusually strange or odd






14. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






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






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






17. Using very few words to express a great deal






18. Inclined to represent things as they really are






19. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






20. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






21. 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






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






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






24. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






25. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






27. Pointless and uninteresting






28. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






29. Resentful - enraged






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






31. Much given to strong feelings






32. Soft - delicate - unmanly






33. In the style of an earlier period






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






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






43. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






44. Persuasive - believable - plausible






45. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






47. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






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






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






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