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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






3. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






4. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






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






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






7. Having the characteristics of a dream






8. 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)






9. Inclined to represent things as they really are






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






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






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






13. 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






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






15. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






16. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






17. Having the qualities of a motion picture






18. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






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






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






21. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






22. Expressing contempt or disdain






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






24. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






25. Involving short narratives of interesting events






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






27. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






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






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






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






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






32. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






33. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






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






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






36. Strict or severe in matters or morality






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






38. Learned - scholarly






39. Effectively concise - brief






40. Persuasive - believable - plausible






41. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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






43. Pretentious and pompous






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






45. Resentful - enraged






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






47. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






48. Unusually strange or odd






49. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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