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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






2. Flowing smoothly






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






4. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






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






6. Learned - scholarly






7. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






8. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






9. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






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






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






12. Having the qualities of a motion picture






13. Persuasive - believable - plausible






14. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)






15. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






16. Strict or severe in matters or morality






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






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






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






20. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






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






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






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






24. Resentful - enraged






25. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






26. Pretentious and pompous






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






28. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






29. Having two or more possible meanings






30. Inclined to represent things as they really are






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






32. Unusually strange or odd






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






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






35. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






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






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






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






39. Using very few words to express a great deal






40. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






41. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






42. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






43. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






45. 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)






46. Involving letters






47. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






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






49. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






50. 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