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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 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






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






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






4. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters






5. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






6. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






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






8. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






9. Strict or severe in matters or morality






10. Expressing contempt or disdain






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






12. Persuasive - believable - plausible






13. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






15. Having the characteristics of a dream






16. Sophisticated - socially polished






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






18. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






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






20. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






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






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






24. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






25. Soft - delicate - unmanly






26. Involving letters






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






28. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






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






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






31. Pretentious and pompous






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






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






34. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






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






36. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






37. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






39. In the style of an earlier period






40. Resentful - enraged






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






42. Unusually strange or odd






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






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






45. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






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






47. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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






49. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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