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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively






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






3. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






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






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






6. Expressing contempt or disdain






7. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






8. Sophisticated - socially polished






9. Resentful - enraged






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






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






12. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






13. Involving short narratives of interesting events






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






15. In the style of an earlier period






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






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






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






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






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






21. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






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






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






24. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






26. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






27. Inclined to represent things as they really are






28. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






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






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






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






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






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






34. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






35. Persuasive - believable - plausible






36. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






37. Effectively concise - brief






38. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






39. Having the qualities of a motion picture






40. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






41. Intense - spontaneous - musical






42. 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






43. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






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






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






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






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






48. 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)






49. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






50. Pretentious and pompous







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