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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. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






2. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






3. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






4. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






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






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






7. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






8. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






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






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






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






12. In the style of an earlier period






13. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






14. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






15. Flowing smoothly






16. Involving letters






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






18. Inclined to represent things as they really are






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






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






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






22. Having two or more possible meanings






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






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






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






26. Having the qualities of a motion picture






27. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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






29. Effectively concise - brief






30. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






31. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






32. 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)






33. Having the characteristics of a dream






34. Strict or severe in matters or morality






35. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






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






37. Unusually strange or odd






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






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






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






41. Learned - scholarly






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






43. Involving short narratives of interesting events






44. Much given to strong feelings






45. 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






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






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






48. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






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