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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. Inclined to represent things as they really are






2. Unusually strange or odd






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






4. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






5. Involving letters






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






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






8. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures






9. Effectively concise - brief






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






11. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






12. Having two or more possible meanings






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






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






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






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






17. Pretentious and pompous






18. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






19. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






20. Strict or severe in matters or morality






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






22. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






23. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






25. Sophisticated - socially polished






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






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






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






29. Expressing contempt or disdain






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






31. Pointless and uninteresting






32. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






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






35. In the style of an earlier period






36. Resentful - enraged






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






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






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






40. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






41. Flowing smoothly






42. Having the characteristics of a dream






43. Using very few words to express a great deal






44. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






45. Involving short narratives of interesting events






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






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






48. Conspicuously bold or colorful






49. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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






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