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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






2. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






4. Having the characteristics of a dream






5. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






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






7. Involving letters






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






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






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






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






12. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






13. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






14. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






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






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






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






18. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






19. Strict or severe in matters or morality






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






21. Effectively concise - brief






22. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






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






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






25. In the style of an earlier period






26. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






27. Much given to strong feelings






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






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






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






31. Flowing smoothly






32. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






33. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






34. Inclined to represent things as they really are






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






36. Intense - spontaneous - musical






37. 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






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






39. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






40. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Learned - scholarly






48. Conspicuously bold or colorful






49. Sophisticated - socially polished






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