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AP Tone And Style Vocab
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1. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Baroque
Erudite
Naturalistic
Nostalgic
2. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Detached
Baroque
Evocative
Terse
3. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Childish
Anecdotal
Terse
Evocative
4. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Cinematic
Impressionistic
Archaic
Evocative
5. 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)
Angry
Romantic
Parody
Persuasive
6. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Discursive
Convoluted
Bland
Poetical
7. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Puritanical
Pompous
Baroque
Childish
8. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Mundane
Primitive
Trite
Surrealistic
9. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Baroque
Subjective
Metaphorical
Emotional
10. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Ironic
Realistic
Bland
Cinematic
11. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Pompous
Ironic
Colloquial
Sensuous
12. Involving letters
Contemptuous
Romantic
Erudite
Epistolary
13. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Subjective
Terse
Breezy
Effeminate
14. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Prurient
Comic
Subjective
Discursive
15. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Concise
Wordy
Classical
Ironic
16. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Abstract
Poetical
Convincing
Sensuous
17. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Banal
Abstract
Metaphorical
Mournful
18. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Archaic
Convincing
Expressionistic
Iconoclastic
19. In the style of an earlier period
Detached
Childish
Contemptuous
Archaic
20. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Farcical
Childish
Lyrical
Cinematic
21. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Terse
Urbane
Contemptuous
Victorian
22. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Mournful
Bizarre
Rhythmic
Subjective
23. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Emotional
Sardonic
Bizarre
Convincing
24. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Convoluted
Facetious
Confessional
Journalistic
25. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Austere
Colloquial
Concise
Erudite
26. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Concise
Sardonic
Realistic
Primitive
27. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Mournful
Discursive
Concise
Parody
28. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Comic
Irreverent
Satirical
Elegiac
29. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Breezy
Objective
Bland
Abstract
30. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Baroque
Persuasive
Bombastic
Irreverent
31. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Metaphorical
Eulogistic
Objective
Cynical
32. Expressing contempt or disdain
Subjective
Objective
Realistic
Contemptuous
33. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Whimsical
Urbane
Naturalistic
Confessional
34. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Journalistic
Sardonic
Comic
Wordy
35. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Banal
Facetious
Crepuscular
Discursive
36. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Mundane
Pious
Concise
Parody
37. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Iconoclastic
Romantic
Philosophical
Bombastic
38. Flowing smoothly
Fluid
Primitive
Detached
Irreverent
39. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Confessional
Surrealistic
Austere
Effeminate
40. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Earthy
Subjective
Discursive
Cynical
41. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Subjective
Fatalistic
Terse
Trite
42. Unusually strange or odd
Farcical
Affected
Bizarre
Bland
43. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Analytical
Archaic
Comic
Satirical
44. Learned - scholarly
Erudite
Metaphorical
Fatalistic
Convincing
45. Sophisticated - socially polished
Urbane
Naturalistic
Archaic
Fatalistic
46. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Depressing
Epistolary
Naturalistic
Banal
47. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Archaic
Elegiac
Objective
Urbane
48. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Rhythmic
Evocative
Elegiac
Philosophical
49. Resentful - enraged
Iconoclastic
Dreamlike
Angry
Objective
50. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Ambiguous
Abstract
Depressing
Classical
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