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AP Tone And Style Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Surrealistic
Terse
Urbane
Cynical
2. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Victorian
Impressionistic
Convincing
Bombastic
3. Having the characteristics of a dream
Dreamlike
Concise
Ironic
Baroque
4. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Baroque
Depressing
Journalistic
Erudite
5. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Philosophical
Eulogistic
Nostalgic
Facetious
6. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Convoluted
Erudite
Trite
Facetious
7. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Elegiac
Wordy
Discursive
Effeminate
8. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Urbane
Analytical
Childish
Effeminate
9. 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
Bombastic
Cynical
Romantic
Surrealistic
10. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Expressionistic
Austere
Bombastic
Breezy
11. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Poetical
Confessional
Absurd
Analytical
12. Learned - scholarly
Erudite
Pious
Stark
Confessional
13. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Satirical
Expressionistic
Philosophical
Childish
14. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Childish
Cynical
Convoluted
Parody
15. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Metaphorical
Evocative
Facetious
Fluid
16. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Mournful
Flamboyant
Detached
Anecdotal
17. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Contemptuous
Sardonic
Breezy
Pious
18. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Nostalgic
Detached
Ironic
Anecdotal
19. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Poetical
Lyrical
Decadent
Bizarre
20. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Bland
Philosophical
Dreamlike
Naturalistic
21. Using very few words to express a great deal
Concise
Realistic
Stark
Discursive
22. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Dreamlike
Psychological
Romantic
Lyrical
23. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Mundane
Earthy
Effeminate
Parody
24. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Angry
Objective
Prurient
Whimsical
25. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Classical
Comic
Pious
Baroque
26. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Subjective
Naturalistic
Victorian
Childish
27. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Archaic
Objective
Wordy
Prurient
28. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Absurd
Comic
Realistic
Persuasive
29. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Facetious
Nostalgic
Realistic
Sardonic
30. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Irreverent
Contemptuous
Expressionistic
Baroque
31. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Detached
Eulogistic
Bombastic
Archaic
32. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Breezy
Contemptuous
Convincing
Puritanical
33. Flowing smoothly
Fluid
Romantic
Angry
Breezy
34. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Farcical
Bombastic
Wordy
Nostalgic
35. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Discursive
Pompous
Convincing
Rhythmic
36. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Cynical
Impressionistic
Fatalistic
Cinematic
37. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Satirical
Pious
Farcical
Naturalistic
38. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Affected
Bombastic
Ominous
Cynical
39. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Persuasive
Confessional
Baroque
Sardonic
40. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Bombastic
Cynical
Lyrical
Persuasive
41. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Abstract
Elegiac
Persuasive
Confessional
42. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Facetious
Childish
Earthy
Depressing
43. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Sardonic
Lyrical
Mundane
Concise
44. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Concise
Poetical
Bland
Mundane
45. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Evocative
Rhythmic
Banal
Classical
46. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Depressing
Philosophical
Anecdotal
Wordy
47. Involving letters
Austere
Objective
Epistolary
Sardonic
48. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Sensuous
Emotional
Crepuscular
Eulogistic
49. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Expressionistic
Banal
Fluid
Confessional
50. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Stark
Eulogistic
Bombastic
Urbane