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






2. Much given to strong feelings






3. Strict or severe in matters or morality






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






5. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






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






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






8. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






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






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






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






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






13. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






14. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






15. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






16. Expressing contempt or disdain






17. Flowing smoothly






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






19. 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






20. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






21. 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)






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






23. Pointless and uninteresting






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






25. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






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






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






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






30. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






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






32. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






33. Resentful - enraged






34. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






35. In the style of an earlier period






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






37. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






38. Inclined to represent things as they really are






39. Having the qualities of a motion picture






40. Using very few words to express a great deal






41. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






42. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






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






45. Persuasive - believable - plausible






46. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






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






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






50. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions