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






2. Strict or severe in matters or morality






3. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






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






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






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






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






8. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






9. Flowing smoothly






10. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






11. Expressing contempt or disdain






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






13. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






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






15. Pretentious and pompous






16. Having the characteristics of a dream






17. Much given to strong feelings






18. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






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






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






22. Effectively concise - brief






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






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






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






26. Soft - delicate - unmanly






27. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






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






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






30. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






31. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






32. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






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






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






35. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






37. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






38. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






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






41. Persuasive - believable - plausible






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






43. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






44. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






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






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






47. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






48. Using very few words to express a great deal






49. Learned - scholarly






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