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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Resentful - enraged






2. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






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






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






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






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






8. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






9. Persuasive - believable - plausible






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






11. Having the characteristics of a dream






12. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






13. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






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






15. Intense - spontaneous - musical






16. Effectively concise - brief






17. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






18. Expressing contempt or disdain






19. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






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






21. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






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






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






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






25. Involving short narratives of interesting events






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






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






28. 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)






29. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






31. Inclined to represent things as they really are






32. In the style of an earlier period






33. Unusually strange or odd






34. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






35. Sophisticated - socially polished






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






37. Flowing smoothly






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






39. Involving letters






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






41. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






42. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






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






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






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






46. Having the qualities of a motion picture






47. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






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






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