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AP Tone And Style Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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)
Urbane
Effeminate
Breezy
Parody
2. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Discursive
Flamboyant
Affected
Satirical
3. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Sensuous
Abstract
Classical
Nostalgic
4. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Victorian
Flamboyant
Affected
Evocative
5. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Erudite
Pious
Realistic
Victorian
6. Flowing smoothly
Fluid
Fatalistic
Subjective
Puritanical
7. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Naturalistic
Farcical
Bizarre
Cynical
8. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Poetical
Realistic
Dreamlike
Objective
9. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Depressing
Satirical
Naturalistic
Classical
10. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Irreverent
Absurd
Bombastic
Surrealistic
11. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Childish
Bombastic
Evocative
Sensuous
12. Sophisticated - socially polished
Urbane
Childish
Bizarre
Journalistic
13. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Naturalistic
Metaphorical
Victorian
Ambiguous
14. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Journalistic
Impressionistic
Convincing
Elegiac
15. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Bizarre
Irreverent
Ironic
Ominous
16. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Anecdotal
Ambiguous
Analytical
Impressionistic
17. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Depressing
Absurd
Sardonic
Rhythmic
18. Much given to strong feelings
Austere
Emotional
Cinematic
Classical
19. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Anecdotal
Romantic
Ominous
Convoluted
20. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Archaic
Colloquial
Sardonic
Depressing
21. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Wordy
Comic
Impressionistic
Sardonic
22. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Iconoclastic
Austere
Realistic
Depressing
23. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Convoluted
Banal
Decadent
Bombastic
24. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Detached
Lyrical
Pompous
Cynical
25. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Emotional
Nostalgic
Psychological
Naturalistic
26. Having the characteristics of a dream
Dreamlike
Analytical
Puritanical
Convoluted
27. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Rhythmic
Urbane
Depressing
Abstract
28. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Bland
Affected
Psychological
Facetious
29. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Pompous
Satirical
Sardonic
Confessional
30. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Bizarre
Facetious
Pompous
Trite
31. Unusually strange or odd
Bizarre
Fatalistic
Contemptuous
Archaic
32. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Nostalgic
Victorian
Subjective
Classical
33. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Sardonic
Mournful
Irreverent
Banal
34. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Satirical
Stark
Baroque
Lyrical
35. Resentful - enraged
Terse
Emotional
Angry
Sardonic
36. Pointless and uninteresting
Persuasive
Sardonic
Cynical
Banal
37. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Wordy
Pious
Cynical
Colloquial
38. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Journalistic
Objective
Expressionistic
Impressionistic
39. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Effeminate
Banal
Confessional
Contemptuous
40. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Wordy
Sensuous
Decadent
Persuasive
41. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Discursive
Ironic
Primitive
Erudite
42. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Farcical
Satirical
Wordy
Bombastic
43. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Sensuous
Breezy
Prurient
Wordy
44. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Pious
Analytical
Irreverent
Breezy
45. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Cynical
Cinematic
Urbane
Poetical
46. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Affected
Objective
Subjective
Impressionistic
47. Pretentious and pompous
Mundane
Eulogistic
Bombastic
Naturalistic
48. Expressing contempt or disdain
Contemptuous
Bizarre
Fluid
Victorian
49. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Ironic
Objective
Facetious
Convincing
50. In the style of an earlier period
Angry
Baroque
Erudite
Archaic