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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






2. Having two or more possible meanings






3. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






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






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






7. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly






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






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






10. Involving short narratives of interesting events






11. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






12. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






14. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






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






16. In the style of an earlier period






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






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






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






20. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






21. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






22. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)






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






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






25. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






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






28. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






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






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






31. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






32. Unusually strange or odd






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






34. Sophisticated - socially polished






35. Expressing contempt or disdain






36. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






37. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






38. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






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






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






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






42. 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






43. Inclined to represent things as they really are






44. 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)






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






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






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






48. Flowing smoothly






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






50. Effectively concise - brief







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