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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards






2. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






3. Using very few words to express a great deal






4. Unusually strange or odd






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






6. Learned - scholarly






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






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






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






10. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






11. Resentful - enraged






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






13. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






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






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






17. Flowing smoothly






18. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






19. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






20. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






21. Involving letters






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Involving short narratives of interesting events






30. Much given to strong feelings






31. Pretentious and pompous






32. Conspicuously bold or colorful






33. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality






34. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






35. Inclined to represent things as they really are






36. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming






37. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






38. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images






39. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






40. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






41. Having two or more possible meanings






42. 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)






43. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






44. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






45. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






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






47. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






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






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






50. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable