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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Learned - scholarly






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






3. Involving letters






4. Much given to strong feelings






5. Flowing smoothly






6. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






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






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






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






10. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






11. Effectively concise - brief






12. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






13. Pretentious and pompous






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






15. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






17. Pointless and uninteresting






18. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






19. Resentful - enraged






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






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






22. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






23. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






24. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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






26. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)






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






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






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






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






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






33. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






35. Having the characteristics of a dream






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






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






38. In the style of an earlier period






39. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






40. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






42. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






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






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






46. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






47. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






48. Intense - spontaneous - musical






49. Soft - delicate - unmanly






50. Using very few words to express a great deal







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