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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Resentful - enraged






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






3. Strict or severe in matters or morality






4. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






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






7. Involving letters






8. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






10. Involving short narratives of interesting events






11. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






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






13. Soft - delicate - unmanly






14. Expressing contempt or disdain






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






16. Much given to strong feelings






17. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






18. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






19. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






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






21. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






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






31. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






32. Flowing smoothly






33. Having two or more possible meanings






34. Unusually strange or odd






35. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






36. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






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






38. Pretentious and pompous






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






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






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






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






43. In the style of an earlier period






44. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






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






46. Persuasive - believable - plausible






47. 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)






48. Having the characteristics of a dream






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






50. Sophisticated - socially polished