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AP Tone And Style Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Having the characteristics of a dream
Realistic
Whimsical
Dreamlike
Epistolary
2. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Eulogistic
Puritanical
Pompous
Contemptuous
3. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Banal
Anecdotal
Terse
Bland
4. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Irreverent
Abstract
Metaphorical
Cynical
5. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Philosophical
Angry
Fluid
Classical
6. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Comic
Psychological
Confessional
Satirical
7. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Fatalistic
Crepuscular
Whimsical
Breezy
8. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Bombastic
Eulogistic
Confessional
Mournful
9. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Eulogistic
Impressionistic
Angry
Poetical
10. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Satirical
Comic
Romantic
Evocative
11. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Absurd
Rhythmic
Facetious
Persuasive
12. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Primitive
Terse
Prurient
Concise
13. Unusually strange or odd
Comic
Fatalistic
Bizarre
Breezy
14. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Parody
Sardonic
Erudite
Elegiac
15. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Ambiguous
Subjective
Nostalgic
Depressing
16. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Confessional
Objective
Eulogistic
Stark
17. Using very few words to express a great deal
Pompous
Banal
Concise
Decadent
18. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Satirical
Bland
Stark
Realistic
19. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Abstract
Iconoclastic
Effeminate
Bizarre
20. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Fatalistic
Facetious
Expressionistic
Effeminate
21. 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
Fatalistic
Trite
Colloquial
Romantic
22. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Contemptuous
Terse
Ironic
Subjective
23. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Philosophical
Persuasive
Dreamlike
Affected
24. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Eulogistic
Decadent
Sensuous
Iconoclastic
25. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Cinematic
Irreverent
Earthy
Anecdotal
26. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Earthy
Nostalgic
Decadent
Primitive
27. Pointless and uninteresting
Banal
Dreamlike
Concise
Wordy
28. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Cinematic
Comic
Whimsical
Mundane
29. Resentful - enraged
Naturalistic
Fatalistic
Angry
Sensuous
30. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Satirical
Cinematic
Surrealistic
Baroque
31. Much given to strong feelings
Dreamlike
Cynical
Emotional
Classical
32. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Iconoclastic
Effeminate
Crepuscular
Farcical
33. In the style of an earlier period
Concise
Archaic
Impressionistic
Surrealistic
34. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Childish
Wordy
Ambiguous
Metaphorical
35. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Mundane
Journalistic
Ironic
Ominous
36. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Ambiguous
Angry
Ominous
Decadent
37. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Wordy
Sardonic
Convoluted
Pompous
38. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Abstract
Flamboyant
Eulogistic
Fatalistic
39. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Anecdotal
Victorian
Convoluted
Facetious
40. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Parody
Persuasive
Erudite
Expressionistic
41. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Whimsical
Pious
Baroque
Fluid
42. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Lyrical
Crepuscular
Parody
Evocative
43. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Trite
Cynical
Discursive
Contemptuous
44. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Banal
Convincing
Anecdotal
Irreverent
45. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Bizarre
Bland
Puritanical
Surrealistic
46. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Decadent
Fatalistic
Anecdotal
Puritanical
47. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Elegiac
Colloquial
Psychological
Parody
48. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Metaphorical
Comic
Sardonic
Satirical
49. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Psychological
Naturalistic
Childish
Evocative
50. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Romantic
Objective
Philosophical
Convoluted