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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)






2. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






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






5. Involving letters






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






7. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






8. Having two or more possible meanings






9. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






10. Involving short narratives of interesting events






11. Pointless and uninteresting






12. Soft - delicate - unmanly






13. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






14. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






15. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






17. In the style of an earlier period






18. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






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






20. Effectively concise - brief






21. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






22. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






23. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






24. Unusually strange or odd






25. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Expressing contempt or disdain






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






37. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






38. Resentful - enraged






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






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






41. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






42. Sophisticated - socially polished






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






44. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






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






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






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






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






49. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






50. Having the qualities of a motion picture