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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Unusually strange or odd






2. Using very few words to express a great deal






3. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






4. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






5. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






7. Pretentious and pompous






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






9. Much given to strong feelings






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






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






12. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






13. Expressing contempt or disdain






14. Involving letters






15. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






16. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






17. Having two or more possible meanings






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






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






20. Persuasive - believable - plausible






21. Conspicuously bold or colorful






22. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






23. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






25. Strict or severe in matters or morality






26. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






27. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






28. Having the characteristics of a dream






29. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






30. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






31. Inclined to represent things as they really are






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






33. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






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






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






36. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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






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






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






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






41. 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)






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






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






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






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






46. Soft - delicate - unmanly






47. Resentful - enraged






48. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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






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