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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 in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration






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






3. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






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






5. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






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






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






8. Unusually strange or odd






9. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






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






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






12. Resentful - enraged






13. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






14. Flowing smoothly






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






16. Pointless and uninteresting






17. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






19. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






20. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






21. Inclined to represent things as they really are






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






23. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






24. Learned - scholarly






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






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






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






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






29. Having the characteristics of a dream






30. Much given to strong feelings






31. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






32. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






33. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






34. Pretentious and pompous






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






36. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






38. 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






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






40. Effectively concise - brief






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






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






43. In the style of an earlier period






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






45. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






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






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






49. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






50. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature