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






2. Intense - spontaneous - musical






3. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






5. Pretentious and pompous






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






7. Having the characteristics of a dream






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






9. Strict or severe in matters or morality






10. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






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






12. Learned - scholarly






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






14. Expressing contempt or disdain






15. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






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






17. Sophisticated - socially polished






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






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






20. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths






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






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






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






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






25. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






26. Using very few words to express a great deal






27. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






28. Effectively concise - brief






29. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






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






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






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






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






34. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






35. Conspicuously bold or colorful






36. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






37. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






38. Much given to strong feelings






39. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






40. In the style of an earlier period






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






42. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






43. Involving letters






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






45. Pointless and uninteresting






46. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






47. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






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






50. Resentful - enraged