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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






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






3. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






4. Using very few words to express a great deal






5. Involving short narratives of interesting events






6. Involving letters






7. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






8. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






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






10. Learned - scholarly






11. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






12. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






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






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






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






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






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






18. Pretentious and pompous






19. Inclined to represent things as they really are






20. Having two or more possible meanings






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






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






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






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






25. Unusually strange or odd






26. Effectively concise - brief






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






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






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






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






31. Much given to strong feelings






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






33. Strict or severe in matters or morality






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






35. Expressing contempt or disdain






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






37. Sophisticated - socially polished






38. 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






39. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






40. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






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






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






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






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






45. Having the characteristics of a dream






46. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






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






48. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






49. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






50. Theoretical - without reference to specifics







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