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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Having two or more possible meanings






2. In the style of an earlier period






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






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






5. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






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






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






9. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






10. Effectively concise - brief






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






12. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






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






14. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming






15. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






16. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






18. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






19. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






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






21. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






22. Involving short narratives of interesting events






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






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






25. Learned - scholarly






26. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






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






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






29. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






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






31. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






32. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






33. Pretentious and pompous






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






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






36. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






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






38. Conspicuously bold or colorful






39. 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






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






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






42. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






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






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






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






46. Strict or severe in matters or morality






47. Having the qualities of a motion picture






48. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)






49. Unusually strange or odd






50. Sophisticated - socially polished






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