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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods






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






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






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






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






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






7. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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






9. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






10. Sophisticated - socially polished






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






12. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






14. Flowing smoothly






15. Effectively concise - brief






16. 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






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






18. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






20. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards






21. Pointless and uninteresting






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






23. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






24. Expressing contempt or disdain






25. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental






26. 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)






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






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






29. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






30. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






31. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






32. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






33. Involving letters






34. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






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






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






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






38. Unusually strange or odd






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






40. Much given to strong feelings






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






42. Inclined to represent things as they really are






43. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






44. Strict or severe in matters or morality






45. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






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






47. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






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






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






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