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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. Effectively concise - brief






2. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






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






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






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






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






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






8. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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






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






11. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






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






13. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






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






15. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






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






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






18. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






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






20. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






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






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






23. Learned - scholarly






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






25. Involving short narratives of interesting events






26. Using very few words to express a great deal






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






28. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






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






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






31. Conspicuously bold or colorful






32. Strict or severe in matters or morality






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






34. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






35. Flowing smoothly






36. Inclined to represent things as they really are






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






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






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






40. Involving letters






41. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






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






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






45. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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






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






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






49. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






50. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic