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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts






2. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






4. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






5. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






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






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






8. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






9. Pretentious and pompous






10. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






11. Effectively concise - brief






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






13. Flowing smoothly






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






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






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






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






18. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






19. Learned - scholarly






20. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






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






22. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






23. Having the characteristics of a dream






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






25. Inclined to represent things as they really are






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






27. Sophisticated - socially polished






28. Soft - delicate - unmanly






29. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






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






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






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






33. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






34. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






35. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






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






37. 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)






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






39. Using very few words to express a great deal






40. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






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






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






43. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






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






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






46. Involving letters






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






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






49. In the style of an earlier period






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