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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Involving short narratives of interesting events






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






3. Having two or more possible meanings






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






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






6. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






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






8. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






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






10. Learned - scholarly






11. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






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






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






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






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






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






17. Soft - delicate - unmanly






18. Involving letters






19. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






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






21. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration






22. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






23. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






24. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






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






26. Resentful - enraged






27. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






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






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






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






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






32. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






33. Pretentious and pompous






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






35. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






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






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






39. Strict or severe in matters or morality






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






41. Having the characteristics of a dream






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






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






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






45. Pointless and uninteresting






46. 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






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






48. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






49. 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)






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