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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 to do with the human mind and human behavior
Psychological
Victorian
Abstract
Naturalistic
2. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Expressionistic
Sardonic
Ambiguous
Farcical
3. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Urbane
Stark
Colloquial
Sensuous
4. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Abstract
Persuasive
Satirical
Effeminate
5. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Absurd
Bizarre
Romantic
Sardonic
6. Flowing smoothly
Bombastic
Pious
Fluid
Concise
7. Pointless and uninteresting
Childish
Banal
Ironic
Victorian
8. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Prurient
Trite
Effeminate
Decadent
9. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Trite
Cinematic
Austere
Crepuscular
10. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Pious
Discursive
Convoluted
Rhythmic
11. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Cynical
Primitive
Cinematic
Fatalistic
12. Expressing contempt or disdain
Contemptuous
Banal
Iconoclastic
Ironic
13. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Realistic
Rhythmic
Victorian
Detached
14. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Elegiac
Absurd
Romantic
Baroque
15. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Bland
Sardonic
Confessional
Ironic
16. Resentful - enraged
Angry
Convincing
Sardonic
Comic
17. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Decadent
Fatalistic
Evocative
Discursive
18. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Romantic
Mournful
Convincing
Eulogistic
19. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Poetical
Mournful
Rhythmic
Farcical
20. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Wordy
Prurient
Bombastic
Effeminate
21. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Realistic
Mundane
Comic
Absurd
22. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Dreamlike
Objective
Contemptuous
Concise
23. Sophisticated - socially polished
Urbane
Abstract
Epistolary
Dreamlike
24. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Stark
Sensuous
Archaic
Anecdotal
25. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Naturalistic
Lyrical
Mundane
Subjective
26. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Abstract
Wordy
Austere
Analytical
27. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Facetious
Whimsical
Rhythmic
Cinematic
28. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Crepuscular
Nostalgic
Surrealistic
Absurd
29. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Eulogistic
Elegiac
Anecdotal
Ironic
30. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Stark
Impressionistic
Primitive
Bombastic
31. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Elegiac
Subjective
Anecdotal
Comic
32. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Angry
Irreverent
Bland
Iconoclastic
33. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Convincing
Effeminate
Banal
Discursive
34. Pretentious and pompous
Iconoclastic
Childish
Satirical
Bombastic
35. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Bland
Objective
Psychological
Mournful
36. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Victorian
Pious
Ominous
Anecdotal
37. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Poetical
Mundane
Effeminate
Primitive
38. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Earthy
Decadent
Facetious
Bland
39. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Comic
Colloquial
Mundane
Farcical
40. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Ominous
Surrealistic
Flamboyant
Prurient
41. In the style of an earlier period
Abstract
Archaic
Eulogistic
Baroque
42. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Pompous
Psychological
Mundane
Breezy
43. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Persuasive
Confessional
Satirical
Victorian
44. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Realistic
Metaphorical
Eulogistic
Subjective
45. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Flamboyant
Facetious
Cynical
Sardonic
46. 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
Ambiguous
Bombastic
Romantic
Effeminate
47. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Convoluted
Satirical
Baroque
Earthy
48. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Childish
Cynical
Romantic
Crepuscular
49. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Bombastic
Nostalgic
Concise
Breezy
50. 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)
Absurd
Sensuous
Parody
Epistolary