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AP Tone And Style Vocab
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1. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Whimsical
Irreverent
Elegiac
Sardonic
2. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Childish
Bizarre
Detached
Stark
3. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Wordy
Comic
Pompous
Classical
4. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Nostalgic
Puritanical
Depressing
Stark
5. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Banal
Fatalistic
Psychological
Nostalgic
6. Unusually strange or odd
Primitive
Terse
Bizarre
Surrealistic
7. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Ironic
Depressing
Effeminate
Anecdotal
8. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Convoluted
Detached
Expressionistic
Earthy
9. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Anecdotal
Discursive
Subjective
Stark
10. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Pompous
Objective
Romantic
Urbane
11. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Realistic
Metaphorical
Sensuous
Romantic
12. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Parody
Analytical
Austere
Romantic
13. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Prurient
Facetious
Elegiac
Bizarre
14. 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
Angry
Victorian
Subjective
Romantic
15. Resentful - enraged
Objective
Anecdotal
Puritanical
Angry
16. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Wordy
Cynical
Angry
Subjective
17. Having two or more possible meanings
Evocative
Ambiguous
Crepuscular
Metaphorical
18. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Facetious
Pompous
Emotional
Austere
19. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Effeminate
Convoluted
Childish
Subjective
20. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Confessional
Affected
Naturalistic
Irreverent
21. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Nostalgic
Flamboyant
Analytical
Surrealistic
22. Pretentious and pompous
Urbane
Cinematic
Bombastic
Confessional
23. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Angry
Breezy
Pompous
Subjective
24. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Angry
Effeminate
Contemptuous
Flamboyant
25. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Abstract
Farcical
Elegiac
Confessional
26. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Baroque
Colloquial
Angry
Banal
27. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Expressionistic
Colloquial
Surrealistic
Cinematic
28. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Impressionistic
Subjective
Fatalistic
Rhythmic
29. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Detached
Nostalgic
Fatalistic
Austere
30. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Colloquial
Depressing
Concise
Evocative
31. In the style of an earlier period
Archaic
Naturalistic
Bizarre
Iconoclastic
32. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Earthy
Comic
Victorian
Naturalistic
33. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Facetious
Confessional
Satirical
Surrealistic
34. Using very few words to express a great deal
Analytical
Terse
Mournful
Concise
35. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Terse
Effeminate
Satirical
Prurient
36. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Anecdotal
Affected
Irreverent
Confessional
37. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Poetical
Archaic
Abstract
Convincing
38. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Ominous
Evocative
Irreverent
Confessional
39. Effectively concise - brief
Epistolary
Absurd
Eulogistic
Terse
40. Pointless and uninteresting
Banal
Satirical
Parody
Pompous
41. Sophisticated - socially polished
Persuasive
Crepuscular
Urbane
Comic
42. Much given to strong feelings
Subjective
Emotional
Fatalistic
Objective
43. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Contemptuous
Parody
Archaic
Comic
44. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Bland
Abstract
Trite
Cinematic
45. Having the characteristics of a dream
Puritanical
Poetical
Dreamlike
Philosophical
46. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Satirical
Baroque
Classical
Crepuscular
47. Learned - scholarly
Depressing
Classical
Erudite
Realistic
48. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Bizarre
Ominous
Expressionistic
Sensuous
49. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Breezy
Absurd
Bombastic
Pompous
50. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Victorian
Trite
Bland
Facetious
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