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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)






2. Resentful - enraged






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






4. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






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






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






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






8. Persuasive - believable - plausible






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






10. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






11. Involving letters






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






13. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






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






15. Inclined to represent things as they really are






16. Pointless and uninteresting






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






18. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






19. In the style of an earlier period






20. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






21. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






22. Involving short narratives of interesting events






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






24. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






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






27. Having the characteristics of a dream






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






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






30. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






31. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






32. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






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






34. Sophisticated - socially polished






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






36. Conspicuously bold or colorful






37. Having two or more possible meanings






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






39. Pretentious and pompous






40. Flowing smoothly






41. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






42. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






43. Expressing contempt or disdain






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






45. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






46. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic






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






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






49. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






50. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts