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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming






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. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






4. Having the characteristics of a dream






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






6. Intense - spontaneous - musical






7. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






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






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






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






11. Having two or more possible meanings






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






13. Flowing smoothly






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






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






16. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






17. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






18. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






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






21. Unusually strange or odd






22. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






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






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






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






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






27. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






28. Resentful - enraged






29. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






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






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






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






34. In the style of an earlier period






35. 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)






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






37. Soft - delicate - unmanly






38. Much given to strong feelings






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






40. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






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






42. Effectively concise - brief






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






44. Strict or severe in matters or morality






45. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






46. Pretentious and pompous






47. Using very few words to express a great deal






48. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






49. Pointless and uninteresting






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