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AP Tone And Style Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Satirical
Stark
Primitive
Victorian
2. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Impressionistic
Effeminate
Surrealistic
Austere
3. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Baroque
Childish
Expressionistic
Anecdotal
4. Unusually strange or odd
Angry
Bizarre
Lyrical
Terse
5. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Evocative
Psychological
Depressing
Journalistic
6. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Ambiguous
Realistic
Breezy
Fluid
7. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Mundane
Lyrical
Eulogistic
Sardonic
8. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Expressionistic
Facetious
Bizarre
Bland
9. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Ominous
Earthy
Trite
Facetious
10. Having the characteristics of a dream
Erudite
Nostalgic
Farcical
Dreamlike
11. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Wordy
Objective
Detached
Banal
12. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Wordy
Ironic
Pious
Journalistic
13. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Expressionistic
Austere
Philosophical
Mournful
14. Pretentious and pompous
Farcical
Irreverent
Puritanical
Bombastic
15. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Sensuous
Trite
Earthy
Epistolary
16. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Mournful
Sardonic
Concise
Victorian
17. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Analytical
Abstract
Fluid
Breezy
18. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Ambiguous
Expressionistic
Sensuous
Victorian
19. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Effeminate
Contemptuous
Affected
Objective
20. Learned - scholarly
Erudite
Evocative
Parody
Mournful
21. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Farcical
Classical
Iconoclastic
Psychological
22. Sophisticated - socially polished
Mundane
Urbane
Abstract
Ominous
23. Much given to strong feelings
Detached
Flamboyant
Naturalistic
Emotional
24. Effectively concise - brief
Romantic
Terse
Nostalgic
Fatalistic
25. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Comic
Effeminate
Facetious
Subjective
26. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Poetical
Urbane
Primitive
Philosophical
27. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Irreverent
Rhythmic
Evocative
Pompous
28. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Farcical
Analytical
Stark
Naturalistic
29. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Philosophical
Persuasive
Flamboyant
Evocative
30. Expressing contempt or disdain
Impressionistic
Childish
Contemptuous
Archaic
31. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Depressing
Effeminate
Wordy
Naturalistic
32. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Flamboyant
Abstract
Colloquial
Austere
33. In the style of an earlier period
Archaic
Anecdotal
Childish
Puritanical
34. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Metaphorical
Decadent
Convincing
Realistic
35. 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
Breezy
Romantic
Eulogistic
Affected
36. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Fluid
Classical
Confessional
Concise
37. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Effeminate
Childish
Metaphorical
Archaic
38. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Contemptuous
Analytical
Depressing
Flamboyant
39. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Detached
Whimsical
Stark
Satirical
40. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Flamboyant
Convoluted
Satirical
Persuasive
41. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Farcical
Impressionistic
Ominous
Fatalistic
42. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Breezy
Colloquial
Persuasive
Sensuous
43. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Sardonic
Crepuscular
Primitive
Ambiguous
44. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Farcical
Impressionistic
Puritanical
Bland
45. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Pious
Expressionistic
Earthy
Classical
46. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Wordy
Satirical
Prurient
Puritanical
47. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Comic
Stark
Austere
Bombastic
48. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Abstract
Concise
Discursive
Surrealistic
49. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Mournful
Subjective
Cinematic
Archaic
50. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Rhythmic
Nostalgic
Naturalistic
Confessional