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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






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






3. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






4. Using very few words to express a great deal






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






6. Having the qualities of a motion picture






7. Effectively concise - brief






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






9. Having the characteristics of a dream






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






11. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






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






13. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






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






15. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






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






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






18. Inclined to represent things as they really are






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






20. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






21. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






22. Soft - delicate - unmanly






23. Pointless and uninteresting






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






25. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






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






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






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






29. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






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






31. Involving short narratives of interesting events






32. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






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






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






36. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






37. Learned - scholarly






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






39. 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






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






41. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






42. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






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






44. Having two or more possible meanings






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






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






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






48. Pretentious and pompous






49. Sophisticated - socially polished






50. Unusually strange or odd