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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
Lyrical
Effeminate
Wordy
Philosophical
2. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Decadent
Convincing
Mournful
Metaphorical
3. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Irreverent
Philosophical
Decadent
Naturalistic
4. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Ambiguous
Pious
Analytical
Earthy
5. Having the characteristics of a dream
Affected
Psychological
Dreamlike
Bombastic
6. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Pompous
Objective
Dreamlike
Flamboyant
7. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Abstract
Victorian
Austere
Eulogistic
8. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Epistolary
Fatalistic
Effeminate
Stark
9. Resentful - enraged
Surrealistic
Angry
Comic
Confessional
10. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Crepuscular
Metaphorical
Classical
Archaic
11. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Bombastic
Flamboyant
Whimsical
Impressionistic
12. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Convoluted
Depressing
Classical
Earthy
13. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Archaic
Detached
Objective
Sardonic
14. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Sensuous
Impressionistic
Terse
Naturalistic
15. Unusually strange or odd
Elegiac
Sardonic
Bizarre
Parody
16. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Parody
Archaic
Depressing
Baroque
17. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Bombastic
Flamboyant
Dreamlike
Anecdotal
18. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Banal
Ironic
Lyrical
Abstract
19. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Rhythmic
Nostalgic
Whimsical
Colloquial
20. Involving letters
Trite
Archaic
Cinematic
Epistolary
21. Having two or more possible meanings
Poetical
Flamboyant
Ambiguous
Archaic
22. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Banal
Absurd
Iconoclastic
Breezy
23. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Victorian
Naturalistic
Depressing
Prurient
24. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Breezy
Journalistic
Satirical
Affected
25. Pretentious and pompous
Comic
Expressionistic
Terse
Bombastic
26. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Childish
Austere
Anecdotal
Contemptuous
27. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Affected
Emotional
Impressionistic
Concise
28. Using very few words to express a great deal
Farcical
Pompous
Abstract
Concise
29. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Banal
Flamboyant
Metaphorical
Urbane
30. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Psychological
Discursive
Analytical
Sensuous
31. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Puritanical
Poetical
Concise
Parody
32. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Farcical
Discursive
Stark
Eulogistic
33. Flowing smoothly
Earthy
Mundane
Fluid
Trite
34. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Analytical
Discursive
Bland
Evocative
35. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Rhythmic
Persuasive
Classical
Austere
36. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Affected
Ambiguous
Evocative
Puritanical
37. Sophisticated - socially polished
Abstract
Urbane
Emotional
Angry
38. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Ironic
Banal
Fatalistic
Decadent
39. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Fluid
Expressionistic
Flamboyant
Nostalgic
40. Learned - scholarly
Erudite
Pious
Concise
Impressionistic
41. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Epistolary
Cinematic
Convincing
Affected
42. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Primitive
Stark
Absurd
Austere
43. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Whimsical
Angry
Mundane
Comic
44. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Childish
Sensuous
Banal
Cinematic
45. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Psychological
Rhythmic
Banal
Iconoclastic
46. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Discursive
Philosophical
Confessional
Primitive
47. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Evocative
Naturalistic
Fatalistic
Convincing
48. Expressing contempt or disdain
Nostalgic
Contemptuous
Effeminate
Comic
49. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Pompous
Satirical
Crepuscular
Stark
50. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Surrealistic
Decadent
Convoluted
Comic