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






2. Involving short narratives of interesting events






3. Strict or severe in matters or morality






4. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






5. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






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






7. Learned - scholarly






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






9. Having two or more possible meanings






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






11. Persuasive - believable - plausible






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






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






14. Intense - spontaneous - musical






15. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






17. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






18. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






19. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






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






21. Much given to strong feelings






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






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






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






25. Pretentious and pompous






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






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






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






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






30. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






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






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






34. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






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






36. 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






37. Flowing smoothly






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






39. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






40. Using very few words to express a great deal






41. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






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






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






44. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






45. Pointless and uninteresting






46. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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






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






49. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental






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