Test your basic knowledge |

AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)






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






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






4. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






5. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






6. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






7. Sophisticated - socially polished






8. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






9. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






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






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






12. Having two or more possible meanings






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






14. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






16. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






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






18. Having the characteristics of a dream






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Pretentious and pompous






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






27. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






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






29. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






30. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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






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






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






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






35. In the style of an earlier period






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






37. Having the qualities of a motion picture






38. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






41. Using very few words to express a great deal






42. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






43. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






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






45. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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






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






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






49. Learned - scholarly






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