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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






2. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






3. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






4. Having two or more possible meanings






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






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






7. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






8. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






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






11. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






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






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






14. Expressing contempt or disdain






15. Flowing smoothly






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






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






18. Having feelings or thoughts of love - but when associated with nineteenth century literature or any such literature it suggests a style that emphasizes freedom of form - imagination - and emotion






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






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






21. Involving short narratives of interesting events






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






23. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






24. Pointless and uninteresting






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






26. Persuasive - believable - plausible






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






28. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






30. Strict or severe in matters or morality






31. Learned - scholarly






32. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






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






34. Soft - delicate - unmanly






35. Using very few words to express a great deal






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






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






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






39. Having the qualities of a motion picture






40. Inclined to represent things as they really are






41. Resentful - enraged






42. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






43. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






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






45. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






47. 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)






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






49. Having the characteristics of a dream






50. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts