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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






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






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






5. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






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






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






8. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






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






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






11. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






12. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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






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






15. Intense - spontaneous - musical






16. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






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






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






20. Much given to strong feelings






21. Persuasive - believable - plausible






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






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






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






25. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






27. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






28. Effectively concise - brief






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






30. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)






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






32. Pretentious and pompous






33. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






35. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






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






37. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






38. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






39. In the style of an earlier period






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






41. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






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






43. Pointless and uninteresting






44. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses






45. Using very few words to express a great deal






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






47. 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






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






49. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






50. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions







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