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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses






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






3. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






4. Having two or more possible meanings






5. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






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






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






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






9. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






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






11. Pointless and uninteresting






12. Sophisticated - socially polished






13. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






14. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






15. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






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






17. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






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






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






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






22. Learned - scholarly






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






24. Inclined to represent things as they really are






25. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






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






28. Involving short narratives of interesting events






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






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






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






32. Having the characteristics of a dream






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






34. 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)






35. Intense - spontaneous - musical






36. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






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






38. Strict or severe in matters or morality






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






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






41. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






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






44. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






45. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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






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






48. Persuasive - believable - plausible






49. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






50. Resentful - enraged