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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures






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






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






4. In the style of an earlier period






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






6. Involving short narratives of interesting events






7. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






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






9. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered






10. Persuasive - believable - plausible






11. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






12. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






13. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






14. Having two or more possible meanings






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






16. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






17. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






18. Flowing smoothly






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






20. Resentful - enraged






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






22. Expressing contempt or disdain






23. Involving letters






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






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






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






27. Much given to strong feelings






28. A satirical imitation of something serious - such as a comic takeoff of Romeo and Juliet (the parody must have enough elements of the original for it to be recognized)






29. Effectively concise - brief






30. Intense - spontaneous - musical






31. Inclined to represent things as they really are






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






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






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






35. Using very few words to express a great deal






36. Learned - scholarly






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






38. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






39. Strict or severe in matters or morality






40. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






41. Soft - delicate - unmanly






42. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






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






44. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






45. 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






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






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






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






49. Pointless and uninteresting






50. Theoretical - without reference to specifics