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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Conspicuously bold or colorful






2. Persuasive - believable - plausible






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






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






5. Resentful - enraged






6. 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)






7. Sophisticated - socially polished






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






9. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






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






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






12. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






13. Having two or more possible meanings






14. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






15. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






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






17. Involving short narratives of interesting events






18. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






19. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






21. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






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






23. Inclined to represent things as they really are






24. Pointless and uninteresting






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Strict or severe in matters or morality






32. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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






34. Having the qualities of a motion picture






35. Using very few words to express a great deal






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






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






38. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






39. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






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






41. Much given to strong feelings






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






43. Flowing smoothly






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






45. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






46. 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






47. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






48. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






49. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






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