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AP Tone And Style Vocab
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1. Learned - scholarly
Pompous
Absurd
Parody
Erudite
2. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Baroque
Rhythmic
Wordy
Abstract
3. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Parody
Confessional
Irreverent
Surrealistic
4. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Victorian
Facetious
Eulogistic
Absurd
5. Flowing smoothly
Banal
Bizarre
Fluid
Mundane
6. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Rhythmic
Colloquial
Classical
Farcical
7. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Rhythmic
Fluid
Erudite
Flamboyant
8. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Metaphorical
Mundane
Bland
Satirical
9. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Iconoclastic
Impressionistic
Naturalistic
Fatalistic
10. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Pompous
Crepuscular
Primitive
Fatalistic
11. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Sardonic
Analytical
Urbane
Breezy
12. 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)
Whimsical
Stark
Parody
Banal
13. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Baroque
Satirical
Ironic
Poetical
14. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Decadent
Pious
Farcical
Concise
15. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Iconoclastic
Ambiguous
Earthy
Crepuscular
16. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Ominous
Mundane
Convoluted
Victorian
17. Sophisticated - socially polished
Concise
Objective
Urbane
Satirical
18. Using very few words to express a great deal
Concise
Erudite
Irreverent
Emotional
19. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Persuasive
Urbane
Earthy
Subjective
20. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Nostalgic
Bland
Ironic
Lyrical
21. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Erudite
Pompous
Primitive
Decadent
22. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Convincing
Fatalistic
Objective
Facetious
23. Pointless and uninteresting
Lyrical
Banal
Satirical
Angry
24. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Surrealistic
Depressing
Naturalistic
Detached
25. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Puritanical
Whimsical
Nostalgic
Terse
26. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Effeminate
Rhythmic
Poetical
Romantic
27. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Elegiac
Objective
Effeminate
Expressionistic
28. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Convincing
Earthy
Naturalistic
Ironic
29. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Urbane
Farcical
Ambiguous
Impressionistic
30. 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
Primitive
Concise
Romantic
Naturalistic
31. Much given to strong feelings
Absurd
Convoluted
Emotional
Detached
32. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Cynical
Bizarre
Poetical
Effeminate
33. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Colloquial
Trite
Detached
Cinematic
34. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Absurd
Decadent
Wordy
Poetical
35. Resentful - enraged
Metaphorical
Angry
Banal
Elegiac
36. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Convincing
Emotional
Bland
Realistic
37. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Earthy
Evocative
Ambiguous
Contemptuous
38. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Discursive
Whimsical
Rhythmic
Realistic
39. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Confessional
Realistic
Lyrical
Ominous
40. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Banal
Breezy
Psychological
Farcical
41. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Facetious
Pious
Victorian
Naturalistic
42. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Philosophical
Contemptuous
Comic
Cinematic
43. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Austere
Crepuscular
Convincing
Whimsical
44. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Farcical
Naturalistic
Decadent
Eulogistic
45. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Absurd
Nostalgic
Sensuous
Mournful
46. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Lyrical
Convoluted
Philosophical
Angry
47. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Realistic
Affected
Journalistic
Austere
48. Unusually strange or odd
Persuasive
Bizarre
Psychological
Epistolary
49. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Fatalistic
Metaphorical
Discursive
Irreverent
50. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Naturalistic
Childish
Discursive
Classical
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