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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






2. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






3. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






4. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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






15. Pretentious and pompous






16. Inclined to represent things as they really are






17. Pointless and uninteresting






18. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






19. 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






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






21. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






22. Having two or more possible meanings






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






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






25. Expressing contempt or disdain






26. Soft - delicate - unmanly






27. Much given to strong feelings






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






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






30. Having the characteristics of a dream






31. Sophisticated - socially polished






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






33. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






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






35. Unusually strange or odd






36. Intense - spontaneous - musical






37. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






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






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






40. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






41. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental






42. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






43. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






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






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






46. In the style of an earlier period






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






48. Learned - scholarly






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






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







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