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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual






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






3. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Conspicuously bold or colorful






13. Persuasive - believable - plausible






14. Having the characteristics of a dream






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






16. Unusually strange or odd






17. Resentful - enraged






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






19. Using very few words to express a great deal






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






21. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






22. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






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






25. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






26. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






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






28. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






29. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






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






31. Strict or severe in matters or morality






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






33. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow






34. Having the qualities of a motion picture






35. Involving short narratives of interesting events






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






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






38. Involving letters






39. Learned - scholarly






40. Inclined to represent things as they really are






41. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






42. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






44. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






45. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






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






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






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






49. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






50. 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