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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. Pointless and uninteresting






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






3. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






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






5. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






6. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






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






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






9. Learned - scholarly






10. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






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






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






14. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






15. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






16. Much given to strong feelings






17. In the style of an earlier period






18. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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






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






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






22. Persuasive - believable - plausible






23. Conspicuously bold or colorful






24. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






25. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






26. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






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






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






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






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






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






32. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






33. Having two or more possible meanings






34. Effectively concise - brief






35. Involving letters






36. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






37. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






38. 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






39. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered






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






41. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






42. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






43. Having the characteristics of a dream






44. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






46. Pretentious and pompous






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






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






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






50. 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)