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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. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






3. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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






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






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






7. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






8. Having the characteristics of a dream






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






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






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






12. Learned - scholarly






13. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






14. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






15. Pointless and uninteresting






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






17. Expressing contempt or disdain






18. Inclined to represent things as they really are






19. Having two or more possible meanings






20. Resentful - enraged






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






22. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






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






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






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






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






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






28. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






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






30. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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






32. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






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






35. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






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






37. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






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






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






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






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






42. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






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






44. Sophisticated - socially polished






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






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






47. In the style of an earlier period






48. Soft - delicate - unmanly






49. Much given to strong feelings






50. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable