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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Flowing smoothly






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






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






4. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






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






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






8. Pointless and uninteresting






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






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






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






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






13. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






14. Much given to strong feelings






15. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






16. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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






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






19. Involving letters






20. Strict or severe in matters or morality






21. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






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






23. Persuasive - believable - plausible






24. 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)






25. 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






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






27. Pretentious and pompous






28. Expressing contempt or disdain






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






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






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






32. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






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






34. In the style of an earlier period






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






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






37. Involving short narratives of interesting events






38. Unusually strange or odd






39. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






41. Effectively concise - brief






42. Inclined to represent things as they really are






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






44. Using very few words to express a great deal






45. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






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






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






48. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






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






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