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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. In the style of an earlier period






2. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






4. Effectively concise - brief






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






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






7. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






8. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






10. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






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






12. Inclined to represent things as they really are






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






14. Sophisticated - socially polished






15. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






16. 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)






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






18. Flowing smoothly






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






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






21. Strict or severe in matters or morality






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






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






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






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






26. Involving letters






27. Having two or more possible meanings






28. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






29. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






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






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






32. Much given to strong feelings






33. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






34. Expressing contempt or disdain






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






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






37. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






38. Learned - scholarly






39. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






40. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






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






43. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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






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






46. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






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






48. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






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