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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






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






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






5. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






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






7. Using very few words to express a great deal






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






9. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






10. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






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






12. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






13. Pointless and uninteresting






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






15. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






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






17. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






19. Involving short narratives of interesting events






20. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






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






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






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






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






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






26. Strict or severe in matters or morality






27. Persuasive - believable - plausible






28. Learned - scholarly






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






30. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






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






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






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






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






35. Having two or more possible meanings






36. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Pretentious and pompous






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






45. Unusually strange or odd






46. Flowing smoothly






47. Effectively concise - brief






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






49. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






50. 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)