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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. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






2. Having the characteristics of a dream






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






4. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






5. Much given to strong feelings






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






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






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






9. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






10. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






11. Strict or severe in matters or morality






12. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






13. Conspicuously bold or colorful






14. Pointless and uninteresting






15. Sophisticated - socially polished






16. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






17. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






19. Using very few words to express a great deal






20. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






21. Having two or more possible meanings






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






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






24. Involving short narratives of interesting events






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






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






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






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






29. Unusually strange or odd






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






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






32. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






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






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






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






36. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






37. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






38. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






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






40. Inclined to represent things as they really are






41. 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






42. Learned - scholarly






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






44. Pretentious and pompous






45. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






46. Involving letters






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






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






49. Expressing contempt or disdain






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