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AP Tone And Style Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Expressionistic
Wordy
Cinematic
Earthy
2. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Expressionistic
Banal
Realistic
Discursive
3. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Farcical
Irreverent
Convincing
Metaphorical
4. Expressing contempt or disdain
Stark
Contemptuous
Childish
Decadent
5. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Primitive
Persuasive
Breezy
Stark
6. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Elegiac
Fatalistic
Trite
Abstract
7. In the style of an earlier period
Analytical
Poetical
Classical
Archaic
8. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Flamboyant
Bizarre
Detached
Objective
9. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Affected
Convincing
Facetious
Subjective
10. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Lyrical
Classical
Effeminate
Discursive
11. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Dreamlike
Archaic
Colloquial
Prurient
12. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Prurient
Metaphorical
Evocative
Contemptuous
13. Having the characteristics of a dream
Analytical
Urbane
Discursive
Dreamlike
14. Having two or more possible meanings
Fluid
Ambiguous
Puritanical
Archaic
15. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Childish
Contemptuous
Abstract
Baroque
16. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Colloquial
Angry
Cynical
Stark
17. 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)
Depressing
Flamboyant
Parody
Psychological
18. Learned - scholarly
Erudite
Crepuscular
Childish
Emotional
19. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Bland
Trite
Pompous
Contemptuous
20. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Comic
Ironic
Flamboyant
Convoluted
21. Unusually strange or odd
Bizarre
Bland
Baroque
Wordy
22. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Dreamlike
Analytical
Baroque
Whimsical
23. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Ominous
Fatalistic
Whimsical
Naturalistic
24. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Mournful
Nostalgic
Eulogistic
Objective
25. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Expressionistic
Primitive
Terse
Subjective
26. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Sensuous
Fluid
Psychological
Effeminate
27. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Confessional
Prurient
Evocative
Flamboyant
28. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Objective
Fatalistic
Victorian
Detached
29. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Ambiguous
Irreverent
Victorian
Sensuous
30. Pointless and uninteresting
Romantic
Comic
Banal
Expressionistic
31. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Earthy
Rhythmic
Discursive
Elegiac
32. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Stark
Convincing
Whimsical
Victorian
33. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Urbane
Flamboyant
Eulogistic
Puritanical
34. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Iconoclastic
Detached
Earthy
Evocative
35. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Angry
Analytical
Baroque
Depressing
36. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Psychological
Anecdotal
Expressionistic
Crepuscular
37. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Fluid
Sensuous
Rhythmic
Absurd
38. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Poetical
Mournful
Irreverent
Facetious
39. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Surrealistic
Ominous
Lyrical
Evocative
40. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Classical
Cinematic
Archaic
Journalistic
41. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Philosophical
Romantic
Mournful
Emotional
42. Resentful - enraged
Iconoclastic
Angry
Affected
Satirical
43. Involving letters
Angry
Epistolary
Subjective
Cynical
44. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Farcical
Comic
Journalistic
Convincing
45. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Pious
Subjective
Rhythmic
Affected
46. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Prurient
Trite
Facetious
Flamboyant
47. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Fatalistic
Naturalistic
Iconoclastic
Pious
48. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Primitive
Bland
Concise
Ironic
49. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Dreamlike
Persuasive
Breezy
Poetical
50. Flowing smoothly
Fluid
Decadent
Colloquial
Naturalistic