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AP Tone And Style Vocab
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1. Learned - scholarly
Bizarre
Impressionistic
Archaic
Erudite
2. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Puritanical
Psychological
Sensuous
Austere
3. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Nostalgic
Prurient
Cynical
Fatalistic
4. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Colloquial
Subjective
Rhythmic
Psychological
5. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Romantic
Expressionistic
Mundane
Fatalistic
6. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Objective
Facetious
Whimsical
Crepuscular
7. Pointless and uninteresting
Detached
Analytical
Comic
Banal
8. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Mournful
Philosophical
Trite
Realistic
9. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Philosophical
Depressing
Naturalistic
Ominous
10. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Bombastic
Banal
Colloquial
Epistolary
11. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Dreamlike
Effeminate
Expressionistic
Iconoclastic
12. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Ironic
Pompous
Banal
Erudite
13. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Discursive
Evocative
Absurd
Banal
14. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Anecdotal
Austere
Metaphorical
Dreamlike
15. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Psychological
Decadent
Affected
Prurient
16. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Cinematic
Erudite
Impressionistic
Fatalistic
17. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Expressionistic
Naturalistic
Discursive
Wordy
18. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Rhythmic
Depressing
Urbane
Classical
19. Expressing contempt or disdain
Contemptuous
Discursive
Psychological
Bombastic
20. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Irreverent
Stark
Erudite
Childish
21. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Flamboyant
Breezy
Convoluted
Elegiac
22. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Depressing
Surrealistic
Childish
Austere
23. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Convincing
Breezy
Baroque
Nostalgic
24. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Earthy
Bombastic
Puritanical
Psychological
25. Using very few words to express a great deal
Concise
Abstract
Comic
Primitive
26. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Parody
Crepuscular
Whimsical
Cinematic
27. Pretentious and pompous
Bombastic
Iconoclastic
Puritanical
Detached
28. 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
Absurd
Archaic
Metaphorical
Romantic
29. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Eulogistic
Absurd
Comic
Prurient
30. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Cynical
Sardonic
Earthy
Facetious
31. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Evocative
Childish
Detached
Depressing
32. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Psychological
Objective
Emotional
Surrealistic
33. 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)
Parody
Stark
Earthy
Nostalgic
34. Unusually strange or odd
Erudite
Lyrical
Subjective
Bizarre
35. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Classical
Rhythmic
Ominous
Wordy
36. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Elegiac
Convoluted
Subjective
Decadent
37. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Objective
Subjective
Cinematic
Confessional
38. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Evocative
Romantic
Austere
Facetious
39. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Breezy
Convincing
Facetious
Mundane
40. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Terse
Sensuous
Psychological
Colloquial
41. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Surrealistic
Epistolary
Evocative
Childish
42. Sophisticated - socially polished
Cynical
Contemptuous
Urbane
Decadent
43. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Discursive
Cynical
Comic
Ironic
44. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Classical
Wordy
Cynical
Bland
45. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Abstract
Lyrical
Primitive
Nostalgic
46. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Subjective
Bland
Objective
Flamboyant
47. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Impressionistic
Ominous
Sensuous
Convincing
48. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Irreverent
Pompous
Crepuscular
Victorian
49. Much given to strong feelings
Absurd
Bombastic
Urbane
Emotional
50. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Detached
Pompous
Objective
Affected
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