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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)






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






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






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






5. Pretentious and pompous






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






7. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






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






9. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






10. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






11. In the style of an earlier period






12. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






13. Having the qualities of a motion picture






14. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






16. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration






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






18. Using very few words to express a great deal






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






20. Learned - scholarly






21. Intense - spontaneous - musical






22. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






23. Effectively concise - brief






24. Pointless and uninteresting






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






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






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






28. Involving short narratives of interesting events






29. Persuasive - believable - plausible






30. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






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






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






33. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






35. Strict or severe in matters or morality






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






37. Unusually strange or odd






38. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






40. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Having two or more possible meanings






50. Resentful - enraged






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