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AP Tone And Style Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Facetious
Persuasive
Convincing
Iconoclastic
2. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Wordy
Pompous
Confessional
Flamboyant
3. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Absurd
Parody
Whimsical
Sensuous
4. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Bland
Stark
Convincing
Lyrical
5. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Evocative
Ominous
Puritanical
Abstract
6. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Poetical
Bland
Contemptuous
Convincing
7. Pointless and uninteresting
Evocative
Banal
Bizarre
Baroque
8. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Satirical
Bizarre
Nostalgic
Rhythmic
9. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Sensuous
Subjective
Urbane
Bland
10. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Comic
Realistic
Childish
Effeminate
11. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Confessional
Urbane
Depressing
Affected
12. Using very few words to express a great deal
Poetical
Persuasive
Mundane
Concise
13. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Mournful
Anecdotal
Erudite
Mundane
14. Much given to strong feelings
Bland
Ironic
Baroque
Emotional
15. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Concise
Erudite
Expressionistic
Convincing
16. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Wordy
Elegiac
Fluid
Journalistic
17. Involving letters
Naturalistic
Epistolary
Baroque
Puritanical
18. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Effeminate
Urbane
Impressionistic
Abstract
19. Flowing smoothly
Concise
Crepuscular
Fluid
Subjective
20. Effectively concise - brief
Cynical
Discursive
Terse
Iconoclastic
21. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Primitive
Surrealistic
Rhythmic
Trite
22. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Evocative
Poetical
Victorian
Dreamlike
23. Having two or more possible meanings
Ambiguous
Philosophical
Trite
Anecdotal
24. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Epistolary
Absurd
Affected
Cinematic
25. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Urbane
Depressing
Lyrical
Angry
26. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Fatalistic
Persuasive
Irreverent
Decadent
27. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Nostalgic
Convincing
Eulogistic
Expressionistic
28. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Anecdotal
Evocative
Bland
Effeminate
29. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Decadent
Surrealistic
Trite
Whimsical
30. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Earthy
Fluid
Ominous
Journalistic
31. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Decadent
Bizarre
Objective
Bombastic
32. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Naturalistic
Urbane
Surrealistic
Cinematic
33. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Primitive
Bland
Depressing
Mournful
34. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Epistolary
Effeminate
Bombastic
Ominous
35. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Urbane
Satirical
Discursive
Naturalistic
36. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Austere
Persuasive
Poetical
Metaphorical
37. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Analytical
Impressionistic
Nostalgic
Prurient
38. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Affected
Rhythmic
Irreverent
Eulogistic
39. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Romantic
Anecdotal
Detached
Depressing
40. Expressing contempt or disdain
Detached
Ambiguous
Contemptuous
Philosophical
41. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Convoluted
Analytical
Whimsical
Rhythmic
42. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Emotional
Ambiguous
Stark
Psychological
43. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Parody
Rhythmic
Satirical
Prurient
44. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Anecdotal
Evocative
Cynical
Prurient
45. Sophisticated - socially polished
Evocative
Urbane
Trite
Epistolary
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
Nostalgic
Irreverent
Romantic
Classical
47. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Mundane
Facetious
Colloquial
Classical
48. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Absurd
Cinematic
Classical
Decadent
49. Pretentious and pompous
Surrealistic
Comic
Bizarre
Bombastic
50. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Decadent
Bland
Childish
Dreamlike