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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures






2. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






3. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






4. Having the characteristics of a dream






5. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






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






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






9. Involving short narratives of interesting events






10. 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






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






12. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






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






14. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






16. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






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






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






19. Inclined to represent things as they really are






20. Sophisticated - socially polished






21. Flowing smoothly






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






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






24. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






25. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






26. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






27. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






28. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead






29. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






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






31. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






33. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






34. Expressing contempt or disdain






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






36. Unusually strange or odd






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






38. 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)






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






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






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






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






43. Pointless and uninteresting






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






45. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






47. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






48. Pretentious and pompous






49. Persuasive - believable - plausible






50. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental







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