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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior






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






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






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






5. Involving short narratives of interesting events






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






7. Involving letters






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






9. Soft - delicate - unmanly






10. Effectively concise - brief






11. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






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






13. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






15. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






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






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






18. Unusually strange or odd






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






20. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






21. Sophisticated - socially polished






22. Pretentious and pompous






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






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






25. Having the characteristics of a dream






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






27. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






28. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






30. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






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






33. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






34. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






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






36. Learned - scholarly






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






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






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






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






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






42. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)






43. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






44. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






45. Having two or more possible meanings






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






47. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






48. Persuasive - believable - plausible






49. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






50. Inclined to represent things as they really are