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AP Tone And Style Vocab
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1. Expressing contempt or disdain
Ironic
Journalistic
Contemptuous
Irreverent
2. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Metaphorical
Cynical
Erudite
Irreverent
3. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Journalistic
Mundane
Realistic
Romantic
4. 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
Pompous
Mournful
Iconoclastic
Romantic
5. Effectively concise - brief
Mournful
Confessional
Concise
Terse
6. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Lyrical
Sensuous
Earthy
Baroque
7. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Convoluted
Wordy
Abstract
Erudite
8. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Absurd
Whimsical
Classical
Effeminate
9. Resentful - enraged
Mournful
Angry
Emotional
Primitive
10. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Persuasive
Fatalistic
Banal
Surrealistic
11. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Satirical
Sensuous
Absurd
Mundane
12. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Bland
Eulogistic
Victorian
Pious
13. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Victorian
Eulogistic
Iconoclastic
Flamboyant
14. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Evocative
Primitive
Wordy
Emotional
15. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Ominous
Sensuous
Psychological
Journalistic
16. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Depressing
Austere
Detached
Angry
17. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Expressionistic
Ironic
Poetical
Journalistic
18. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Decadent
Trite
Anecdotal
Breezy
19. Having two or more possible meanings
Archaic
Contemptuous
Ambiguous
Affected
20. Involving letters
Mournful
Sardonic
Breezy
Epistolary
21. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Iconoclastic
Bombastic
Whimsical
Erudite
22. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Convoluted
Mournful
Poetical
Sardonic
23. Using very few words to express a great deal
Whimsical
Satirical
Concise
Cynical
24. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Realistic
Mundane
Irreverent
Mournful
25. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Objective
Realistic
Sensuous
Austere
26. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Detached
Comic
Primitive
Discursive
27. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Poetical
Comic
Parody
Evocative
28. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Poetical
Parody
Prurient
Metaphorical
29. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Surrealistic
Pompous
Affected
Journalistic
30. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Elegiac
Cinematic
Mundane
Austere
31. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Effeminate
Bizarre
Impressionistic
Discursive
32. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Wordy
Expressionistic
Mournful
Satirical
33. In the style of an earlier period
Archaic
Epistolary
Philosophical
Wordy
34. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Ambiguous
Evocative
Confessional
Erudite
35. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Ominous
Fluid
Affected
Pompous
36. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Austere
Archaic
Angry
Eulogistic
37. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Absurd
Detached
Bizarre
Iconoclastic
38. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Whimsical
Depressing
Ominous
Evocative
39. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Effeminate
Cynical
Discursive
Elegiac
40. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Ominous
Comic
Puritanical
Anecdotal
41. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Classical
Ironic
Bland
Comic
42. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Stark
Effeminate
Sensuous
Pompous
43. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Cynical
Fatalistic
Expressionistic
Facetious
44. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Decadent
Banal
Emotional
Classical
45. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Pious
Crepuscular
Primitive
Journalistic
46. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Angry
Childish
Subjective
Whimsical
47. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Sardonic
Irreverent
Surrealistic
Pious
48. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Ominous
Effeminate
Elegiac
Farcical
49. Sophisticated - socially polished
Objective
Urbane
Pious
Naturalistic
50. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Flamboyant
Facetious
Puritanical
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