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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths






2. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






3. Pretentious and pompous






4. Using very few words to express a great deal






5. Flowing smoothly






6. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






7. Resentful - enraged






8. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






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






10. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






11. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






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






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






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






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






16. Persuasive - believable - plausible






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






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






19. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






20. Inclined to represent things as they really are






21. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






22. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






23. Having the characteristics of a dream






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






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






26. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






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






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






30. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






31. A satirical imitation of something serious - such as a comic takeoff of Romeo and Juliet (the parody must have enough elements of the original for it to be recognized)






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






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






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






35. Sophisticated - socially polished






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






37. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






38. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






39. Pointless and uninteresting






40. Involving letters






41. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






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






43. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






45. Involving short narratives of interesting events






46. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






48. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






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