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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses






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






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






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






5. Pointless and uninteresting






6. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






7. Inclined to represent things as they really are






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






9. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






10. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






11. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






12. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






13. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






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






15. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






16. Soft - delicate - unmanly






17. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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. Sophisticated - socially polished






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






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






22. Involving short narratives of interesting events






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






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






25. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






26. 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)






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






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






29. Using very few words to express a great deal






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






31. Persuasive - believable - plausible






32. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






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






34. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






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






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






38. Learned - scholarly






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






40. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






41. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






42. Strict or severe in matters or morality






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






44. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






46. Effectively concise - brief






47. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






48. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






49. Pretentious and pompous






50. Having the characteristics of a dream