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AP Tone And Style Vocab
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1. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Contemptuous
Stark
Rhythmic
Classical
2. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Sardonic
Stark
Colloquial
Effeminate
3. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Psychological
Urbane
Crepuscular
Flamboyant
4. 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
Analytical
Romantic
Rhythmic
Emotional
5. Expressing contempt or disdain
Mundane
Contemptuous
Ambiguous
Impressionistic
6. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Angry
Flamboyant
Analytical
Trite
7. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Anecdotal
Objective
Angry
Bizarre
8. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Parody
Convoluted
Banal
Ominous
9. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Cinematic
Bland
Eulogistic
Analytical
10. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Bombastic
Mournful
Discursive
Realistic
11. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Mundane
Abstract
Concise
Convoluted
12. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Fluid
Earthy
Classical
Expressionistic
13. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Philosophical
Satirical
Banal
Analytical
14. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Crepuscular
Decadent
Affected
Wordy
15. Effectively concise - brief
Ambiguous
Archaic
Contemptuous
Terse
16. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Decadent
Ironic
Fatalistic
Bizarre
17. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Ambiguous
Urbane
Discursive
Elegiac
18. 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)
Puritanical
Parody
Emotional
Colloquial
19. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Austere
Convincing
Journalistic
Sardonic
20. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Decadent
Impressionistic
Confessional
Stark
21. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Abstract
Analytical
Metaphorical
Affected
22. Learned - scholarly
Banal
Impressionistic
Parody
Erudite
23. Resentful - enraged
Ominous
Angry
Satirical
Absurd
24. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Childish
Contemptuous
Naturalistic
Anecdotal
25. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Pious
Victorian
Farcical
Irreverent
26. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Discursive
Comic
Crepuscular
Satirical
27. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Puritanical
Satirical
Ominous
Realistic
28. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Satirical
Rhythmic
Colloquial
Fluid
29. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Mundane
Absurd
Ominous
Philosophical
30. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Cynical
Pious
Cinematic
Wordy
31. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Expressionistic
Pompous
Pious
Emotional
32. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Bizarre
Ominous
Realistic
Affected
33. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Irreverent
Urbane
Objective
Pious
34. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Mournful
Whimsical
Epistolary
Convoluted
35. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Detached
Realistic
Sardonic
Archaic
36. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Austere
Metaphorical
Puritanical
Farcical
37. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Subjective
Cynical
Satirical
Puritanical
38. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Romantic
Pious
Depressing
Terse
39. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Lyrical
Austere
Terse
Absurd
40. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Subjective
Metaphorical
Cinematic
Nostalgic
41. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Ironic
Colloquial
Decadent
Bombastic
42. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Convincing
Flamboyant
Bizarre
Abstract
43. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Journalistic
Expressionistic
Prurient
Absurd
44. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Pompous
Primitive
Epistolary
Satirical
45. Flowing smoothly
Fluid
Urbane
Facetious
Confessional
46. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Persuasive
Impressionistic
Dreamlike
Puritanical
47. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Baroque
Ominous
Facetious
Naturalistic
48. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Austere
Cinematic
Breezy
Pious
49. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Fluid
Nostalgic
Elegiac
Ironic
50. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Mournful
Sensuous
Trite
Poetical