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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. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






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






3. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






4. Persuasive - believable - plausible






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






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






7. Having the characteristics of a dream






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






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






10. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






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






12. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






13. Involving short narratives of interesting events






14. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






15. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






16. Soft - delicate - unmanly






17. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






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






19. Pretentious and pompous






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






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






22. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






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






25. Having the qualities of a motion picture






26. Effectively concise - brief






27. Expressing contempt or disdain






28. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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






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






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






32. Flowing smoothly






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






34. In the style of an earlier period






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






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






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






38. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






39. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






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






41. Using very few words to express a great deal






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






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






44. Strict or severe in matters or morality






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






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






47. 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






48. Inclined to represent things as they really are






49. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






50. Resentful - enraged