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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')






2. 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






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






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






5. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






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






7. In the style of an earlier period






8. Involving letters






9. Pointless and uninteresting






10. Conspicuously bold or colorful






11. Strict or severe in matters or morality






12. Pretentious and pompous






13. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






14. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






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






17. Having the characteristics of a dream






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






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






20. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






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






22. Flowing smoothly






23. Learned - scholarly






24. Unusually strange or odd






25. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






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






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






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






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






31. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






32. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






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






34. Effectively concise - brief






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






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






37. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






38. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






39. Resentful - enraged






40. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






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






42. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






43. Soft - delicate - unmanly






44. Inclined to represent things as they really are






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






46. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods






47. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






48. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






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






50. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling