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AP Tone And Style Vocab

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






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






3. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






4. Much given to strong feelings






5. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






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






7. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






8. Resentful - enraged






9. Having two or more possible meanings






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






11. Flowing smoothly






12. Intense - spontaneous - musical






13. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






14. Having the qualities of a motion picture






15. In the style of an earlier period






16. Pretentious and pompous






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






18. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






19. Unusually strange or odd






20. Expressing contempt or disdain






21. Learned - scholarly






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






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






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






25. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






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






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






28. Persuasive - believable - plausible






29. Effectively concise - brief






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






31. 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






32. Using very few words to express a great deal






33. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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






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






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






37. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






38. Strict or severe in matters or morality






39. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






40. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






42. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






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






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






45. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






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






47. Pointless and uninteresting






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






49. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






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