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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)






2. Learned - scholarly






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






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






5. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures






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






7. Expressing contempt or disdain






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






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






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






11. Intense - spontaneous - musical






12. Inclined to represent things as they really are






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






14. Sophisticated - socially polished






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






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






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






18. Much given to strong feelings






19. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






20. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






21. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






22. Flowing smoothly






23. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






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






25. Strict or severe in matters or morality






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






27. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






28. Involving short narratives of interesting events






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






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






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






32. Resentful - enraged






33. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






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






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






36. Conspicuously bold or colorful






37. Effectively concise - brief






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






39. Having two or more possible meanings






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






41. Soft - delicate - unmanly






42. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






43. Having the characteristics of a dream






44. Involving letters






45. Using very few words to express a great deal






46. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






47. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






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






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






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