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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths






2. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






3. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration






4. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






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






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






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






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






10. Having the qualities of a motion picture






11. Soft - delicate - unmanly






12. Unusually strange or odd






13. Using very few words to express a great deal






14. Persuasive - believable - plausible






15. Having two or more possible meanings






16. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






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






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






20. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






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






22. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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






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






25. Sophisticated - socially polished






26. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






27. Pretentious and pompous






28. Pointless and uninteresting






29. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






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






31. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






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






33. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






34. Expressing contempt or disdain






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






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






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






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






39. Flowing smoothly






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






41. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






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






43. Much given to strong feelings






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






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






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






47. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






48. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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






50. Inclined to represent things as they really are