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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. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






3. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






4. Unusually strange or odd






5. Much given to strong feelings






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






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






8. Using very few words to express a great deal






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






10. Flowing smoothly






11. Sophisticated - socially polished






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






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






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






15. Resentful - enraged






16. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






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






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






19. Soft - delicate - unmanly






20. Having the characteristics of a dream






21. Expressing contempt or disdain






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






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






30. Strict or severe in matters or morality






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






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






33. Involving short narratives of interesting events






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






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






36. Involving letters






37. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






38. Effectively concise - brief






39. Inclined to represent things as they really are






40. Pretentious and pompous






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






42. Persuasive - believable - plausible






43. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






44. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






45. Having two or more possible meanings






46. Having the qualities of a motion picture






47. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






49. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






50. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature