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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






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






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






4. Much given to strong feelings






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






6. Resentful - enraged






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






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






9. 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)






10. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






11. Inclined to represent things as they really are






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






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






14. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective






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






16. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






17. Learned - scholarly






18. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






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






20. Involving short narratives of interesting events






21. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






22. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






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






24. Involving letters






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






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






27. Sophisticated - socially polished






28. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards






29. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






30. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






31. Flowing smoothly






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






33. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






34. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)






35. Unusually strange or odd






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






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






38. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






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






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






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






42. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






43. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






45. Having the qualities of a motion picture






46. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






48. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






50. 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







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