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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Resentful - enraged






2. 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






3. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






4. Much given to strong feelings






5. Involving short narratives of interesting events






6. Pretentious and pompous






7. Using very few words to express a great deal






8. Sophisticated - socially polished






9. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






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






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






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






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






15. Inclined to represent things as they really are






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






17. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






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






19. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






20. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






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






22. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






23. Learned - scholarly






24. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






25. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






26. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






27. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






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






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






30. 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)






31. Soft - delicate - unmanly






32. Having the characteristics of a dream






33. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






34. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Involving letters






42. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






43. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






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






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






46. Persuasive - believable - plausible






47. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






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






49. Strict or severe in matters or morality






50. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions