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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')






2. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






3. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






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






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






6. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






7. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






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






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






11. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






12. Resentful - enraged






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






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






15. Using very few words to express a great deal






16. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






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






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






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






20. In the style of an earlier period






21. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






23. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






25. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






26. Soft - delicate - unmanly






27. Effectively concise - brief






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






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






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






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






32. Strict or severe in matters or morality






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






34. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






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






36. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






37. 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






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






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






40. Involving letters






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






42. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






43. Persuasive - believable - plausible






44. Pretentious and pompous






45. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






46. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






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






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






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






50. Pointless and uninteresting