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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. Intense - spontaneous - musical






2. Involving short narratives of interesting events






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






4. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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






6. In the style of an earlier period






7. Pretentious and pompous






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






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






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






11. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






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






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






14. Effectively concise - brief






15. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






16. Strict or severe in matters or morality






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






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






19. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






21. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






22. Learned - scholarly






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






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






25. Involving letters






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






27. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






28. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






29. Inclined to represent things as they really are






30. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






31. 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)






32. Sophisticated - socially polished






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






34. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






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






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






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






38. Having two or more possible meanings






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






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






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






42. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






44. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead






45. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






46. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






48. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






49. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






50. Pointless and uninteresting