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






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






3. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






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






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






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






8. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






9. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






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






11. Strict or severe in matters or morality






12. Unusually strange or odd






13. Pointless and uninteresting






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






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






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






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






18. Learned - scholarly






19. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






20. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






21. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






22. Involving short narratives of interesting events






23. Expressing contempt or disdain






24. Involving letters






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






26. Flowing smoothly






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






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






29. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






30. Sophisticated - socially polished






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






32. Inclined to represent things as they really are






33. Having two or more possible meanings






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






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






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






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






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






40. Having the qualities of a motion picture






41. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






42. Having the characteristics of a dream






43. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






44. In the style of an earlier period






45. Resentful - enraged






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






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






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






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






50. Persuasive - believable - plausible