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






2. Resentful - enraged






3. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






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






5. In the style of an earlier period






6. Using very few words to express a great deal






7. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






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






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






10. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






12. 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)






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






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






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






16. Flowing smoothly






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






18. Conspicuously bold or colorful






19. Pointless and uninteresting






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






21. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






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






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






24. Expressing contempt or disdain






25. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






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






27. Involving short narratives of interesting events






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






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






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






31. Learned - scholarly






32. Persuasive - believable - plausible






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






34. Inclined to represent things as they really are






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






36. Having two or more possible meanings






37. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






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






39. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






40. Much given to strong feelings






41. Intense - spontaneous - musical






42. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






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






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






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






46. Soft - delicate - unmanly






47. 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






48. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






49. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






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