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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 more words than necessary to say What you have to say






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






3. Involving short narratives of interesting events






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






5. Pretentious and pompous






6. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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






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






9. Learned - scholarly






10. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






11. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






12. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






14. Much given to strong feelings






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






16. Having the characteristics of a dream






17. Sophisticated - socially polished






18. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






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






21. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






22. Inclined to represent things as they really are






23. Resentful - enraged






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






25. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)






26. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






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






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






29. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






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






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






32. Expressing contempt or disdain






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






34. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






35. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






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






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






38. Involving letters






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






41. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






43. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






45. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






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






47. Persuasive - believable - plausible






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






49. Flowing smoothly






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