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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective






2. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






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






4. Having two or more possible meanings






5. 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






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






7. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






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






9. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






10. Sophisticated - socially polished






11. In the style of an earlier period






12. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






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






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






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






16. Effectively concise - brief






17. Much given to strong feelings






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






19. Conspicuously bold or colorful






20. Involving letters






21. Expressing contempt or disdain






22. Having the qualities of a motion picture






23. Persuasive - believable - plausible






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






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






26. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






27. Involving short narratives of interesting events






28. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






29. Having the characteristics of a dream






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






31. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






32. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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






34. Unusually strange or odd






35. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






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






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






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






39. Flowing smoothly






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






41. Pretentious and pompous






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






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






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






45. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






46. Using very few words to express a great deal






47. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






48. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






49. Inclined to represent things as they really are






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