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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Inclined to represent things as they really are






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






3. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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






5. Involving letters






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






7. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






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






9. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






10. Unusually strange or odd






11. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






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






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






14. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






15. In the style of an earlier period






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






17. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






18. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






19. Conspicuously bold or colorful






20. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






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






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






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






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






25. Having the qualities of a motion picture






26. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






27. Using very few words to express a great deal






28. Having the characteristics of a dream






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






30. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






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






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






33. Expressing contempt or disdain






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Flowing smoothly






43. Pretentious and pompous






44. Sophisticated - socially polished






45. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






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






47. 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






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






49. Effectively concise - brief






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