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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






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






3. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






4. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. In the style of an earlier period






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






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






14. Pointless and uninteresting






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






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






17. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






18. Using very few words to express a great deal






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






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






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






22. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






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






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






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






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






28. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






29. Having the characteristics of a dream






30. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






31. Flowing smoothly






32. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






34. Having two or more possible meanings






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






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






37. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






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






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






40. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






41. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






42. Much given to strong feelings






43. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






45. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






46. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






47. Unusually strange or odd






48. 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






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






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