12901387132 | idiomatic | characteristic of a particular language Shakespeare, Virginia Woolf "All that glitters is not gold." The author uses expressions that are unique to their writing style | 0 | |
12901388884 | inarticulate | Incomprehensible; unable to speak with clarity Alfred Lord Tennyson, Shakespeare "I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than to have never loved at all." The author uses a style that is confusing and hard to understand | 1 | |
12901390392 | informal | having a relaxed, friendly, or unofficial style, manner, or nature Mark Twain, Rick Riordan "The secret of getting ahead is getting started." The author writes in a casual, laid-back manner. | 2 | |
12901391769 | journalistic | characterized by the kind of language used in journalism Upton Sinclair, T.S. Eliot "Fascism is capitalism plus murder" Journalistic authors use a direct, non-fiction style of writing | 3 | |
12901393453 | learned | Scholarly; erudite George Bernard Shaw, Alexandre Dumas "Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything." The authors writes with a style that reflects a higher education | 4 | |
12901394644 | literary | having to do with letters or literature Maya Angelou, Edgar Allen Poe "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." This style can be identified by The author's style reflects writing experience | 5 | |
12901397406 | lyrical | expressing a poet's inner feelings; emotional; full of images; song-like Margaret Atwood, Leo Tolstoy "If you want to be, be." The author uses a poetic tone to elaborate | 6 | |
12901398792 | ornate | elaborately decorated Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner "Courage is grace under pressure." The author has writing experience and is obvious in the style. | 7 | |
12901401775 | pejorative | expressing contempt or disapproval Jane Austen, George Orwell "The person, be it lady or gentlemen, who has not pleasure in a good novel; must be intolerably stupid." The author appears to be upset or dissatisfied with the state of something. | 8 | |
12901405263 | picturesque | visually attractive Charlotte Bronte, Elanor Hibbert "The human heart has hidden treasures, In secret kept, in silence sealed; The thoughts, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures, Whose charms were broken if revealed." The authors writes in a style that gives the audience a visual image of the story | 9 |
AP Language Vocab Week 18 Flashcards
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