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






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






3. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






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






6. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






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






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






9. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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






11. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






12. Strict or severe in matters or morality






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






14. Expressing contempt or disdain






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






16. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






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






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






19. Pointless and uninteresting






20. Sophisticated - socially polished






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






22. Having two or more possible meanings






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






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






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






26. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






27. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






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






29. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






31. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






33. Effectively concise - brief






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






35. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






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






37. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






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






39. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






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






41. Using very few words to express a great deal






42. Pretentious and pompous






43. Having the qualities of a motion picture






44. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






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






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






47. Involving letters






48. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






50. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others