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






2. Using very few words to express a great deal






3. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






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






6. Expressing contempt or disdain






7. Much given to strong feelings






8. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts






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






10. Involving short narratives of interesting events






11. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






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






13. Persuasive - believable - plausible






14. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






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






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






18. Having the qualities of a motion picture






19. Involving letters






20. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






21. Resentful - enraged






22. 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






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






24. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






25. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






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






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






28. Inclined to represent things as they really are






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






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






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






32. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






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






34. Having two or more possible meanings






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






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






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






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






39. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






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






41. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






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






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






44. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






45. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






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






47. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






48. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






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






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