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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. Flowing smoothly






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






3. Persuasive - believable - plausible






4. Resentful - enraged






5. Having the characteristics of a dream






6. Strict or severe in matters or morality






7. Effectively concise - brief






8. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






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






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






11. Learned - scholarly






12. Involving letters






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






14. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






16. Expressing contempt or disdain






17. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






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






19. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






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






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






22. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






23. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






24. Having two or more possible meanings






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






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






27. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






28. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






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






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






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






32. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






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






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






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






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






37. 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






38. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






39. 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)






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






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






42. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






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






44. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






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






46. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






47. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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






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






50. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting