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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)






2. Unusually strange or odd






3. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






4. Much given to strong feelings






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






6. Soft - delicate - unmanly






7. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






9. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






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






11. Having the characteristics of a dream






12. Learned - scholarly






13. Having the qualities of a motion picture






14. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






15. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






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






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






25. Pretentious and pompous






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






27. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)






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






29. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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






31. Inclined to represent things as they really are






32. 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






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






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






35. Involving short narratives of interesting events






36. Involving letters






37. Strict or severe in matters or morality






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






39. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






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






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






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






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






44. Conspicuously bold or colorful






45. Pointless and uninteresting






46. Flowing smoothly






47. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






48. Expressing contempt or disdain






49. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






50. In the style of an earlier period