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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Using very few words to express a great deal






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






3. Persuasive - believable - plausible






4. Intense - spontaneous - musical






5. 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






6. Pretentious and pompous






7. Pointless and uninteresting






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






9. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






10. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






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






12. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






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






14. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






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






16. Much given to strong feelings






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






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






19. Strict or severe in matters or morality






20. Having two or more possible meanings






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






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






23. Flowing smoothly






24. Learned - scholarly






25. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






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






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






28. Expressing contempt or disdain






29. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






30. Having the characteristics of a dream






31. Effectively concise - brief






32. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. In the style of an earlier period






42. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






43. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






45. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






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






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






48. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






49. Conspicuously bold or colorful






50. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable