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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. Intense - spontaneous - musical






2. Unusually strange or odd






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






4. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






5. Much given to strong feelings






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






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






8. Pretentious and pompous






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






10. 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






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






12. Expressing contempt or disdain






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






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






15. Using very few words to express a great deal






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






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






18. Having two or more possible meanings






19. Effectively concise - brief






20. Involving letters






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






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






23. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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






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






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






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






28. Learned - scholarly






29. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






30. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






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






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






33. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






34. Having the qualities of a motion picture






35. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






36. Sophisticated - socially polished






37. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






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. Persuasive - believable - plausible






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






42. Resentful - enraged






43. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






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






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






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






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






48. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






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






50. Soft - delicate - unmanly