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






2. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






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






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






5. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






6. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






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






9. Strict or severe in matters or morality






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






11. Effectively concise - brief






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






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






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






15. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






16. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






17. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






18. Learned - scholarly






19. Pretentious and pompous






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






21. Having two or more possible meanings






22. Soft - delicate - unmanly






23. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






24. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






26. Much given to strong feelings






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






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






29. Inclined to represent things as they really are






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






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






32. Having the qualities of a motion picture






33. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






34. Pointless and uninteresting






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






36. Persuasive - believable - plausible






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






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






39. Involving short narratives of interesting events






40. 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)






41. Sophisticated - socially polished






42. Involving letters






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






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






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






46. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






47. Flowing smoothly






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






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






50. Intense - spontaneous - musical