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AP Tone And Style Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Iconoclastic
Breezy
Pious
Rhythmic
2. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Classical
Discursive
Baroque
Sardonic
3. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Flamboyant
Absurd
Objective
Dreamlike
4. 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
Childish
Detached
Romantic
Subjective
5. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Concise
Banal
Journalistic
Surrealistic
6. Pretentious and pompous
Bombastic
Cinematic
Anecdotal
Surrealistic
7. Unusually strange or odd
Banal
Bizarre
Terse
Detached
8. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Affected
Ironic
Evocative
Earthy
9. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Metaphorical
Convincing
Irreverent
Ambiguous
10. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Detached
Absurd
Naturalistic
Terse
11. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Pompous
Sensuous
Primitive
Ambiguous
12. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Bombastic
Prurient
Earthy
Evocative
13. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Concise
Expressionistic
Lyrical
Effeminate
14. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Romantic
Affected
Cinematic
Parody
15. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Bland
Evocative
Classical
Epistolary
16. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Mournful
Anecdotal
Eulogistic
Pious
17. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Absurd
Nostalgic
Wordy
Journalistic
18. Flowing smoothly
Elegiac
Primitive
Absurd
Fluid
19. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Colloquial
Ambiguous
Breezy
Expressionistic
20. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Irreverent
Victorian
Angry
Confessional
21. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Erudite
Convincing
Terse
Facetious
22. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Naturalistic
Iconoclastic
Mundane
Convincing
23. Having two or more possible meanings
Ambiguous
Effeminate
Philosophical
Terse
24. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Angry
Sardonic
Mundane
Farcical
25. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Affected
Anecdotal
Irreverent
Rhythmic
26. Effectively concise - brief
Terse
Confessional
Austere
Farcical
27. 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)
Childish
Prurient
Parody
Journalistic
28. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Journalistic
Baroque
Bland
Pompous
29. Much given to strong feelings
Eulogistic
Emotional
Fluid
Archaic
30. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Subjective
Philosophical
Convincing
Fatalistic
31. Sophisticated - socially polished
Urbane
Colloquial
Decadent
Bizarre
32. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Dreamlike
Psychological
Iconoclastic
Absurd
33. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Epistolary
Archaic
Analytical
Impressionistic
34. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Pious
Classical
Eulogistic
Dreamlike
35. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Urbane
Philosophical
Facetious
Stark
36. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Flamboyant
Angry
Victorian
Irreverent
37. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Angry
Satirical
Romantic
Sensuous
38. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Fluid
Austere
Lyrical
Colloquial
39. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Satirical
Evocative
Poetical
Stark
40. In the style of an earlier period
Archaic
Psychological
Subjective
Classical
41. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Realistic
Classical
Trite
Sardonic
42. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Mournful
Sensuous
Bland
Realistic
43. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Depressing
Philosophical
Concise
Facetious
44. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Ironic
Depressing
Primitive
Metaphorical
45. Pointless and uninteresting
Nostalgic
Affected
Banal
Prurient
46. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Absurd
Bombastic
Effeminate
Urbane
47. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Cynical
Affected
Realistic
Elegiac
48. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Whimsical
Mundane
Lyrical
Analytical
49. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Anecdotal
Objective
Mundane
Contemptuous
50. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Romantic
Elegiac
Comic
Whimsical