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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses






2. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






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






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






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






6. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






7. Effectively concise - brief






8. Learned - scholarly






9. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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






11. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






12. Having the qualities of a motion picture






13. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






14. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






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






16. Resentful - enraged






17. Soft - delicate - unmanly






18. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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






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






21. Flowing smoothly






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






23. Pointless and uninteresting






24. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






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






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






28. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






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






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






31. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






33. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






34. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






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






37. Using very few words to express a great deal






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






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






40. Sophisticated - socially polished






41. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






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






43. Strict or severe in matters or morality






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






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






46. Expressing contempt or disdain






47. Unusually strange or odd






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






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






50. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling