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AP Tone And Style Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Expressing contempt or disdain
Sensuous
Contemptuous
Angry
Eulogistic
2. Flowing smoothly
Pompous
Epistolary
Erudite
Fluid
3. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Sardonic
Flamboyant
Sensuous
Banal
4. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Classical
Contemptuous
Colloquial
Iconoclastic
5. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Convoluted
Parody
Anecdotal
Stark
6. Involving letters
Epistolary
Puritanical
Victorian
Confessional
7. Effectively concise - brief
Ominous
Terse
Pompous
Detached
8. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Naturalistic
Romantic
Abstract
Comic
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
Elegiac
Pompous
Romantic
Classical
10. Pointless and uninteresting
Evocative
Stark
Banal
Metaphorical
11. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Affected
Mournful
Wordy
Journalistic
12. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Poetical
Ominous
Bland
Angry
13. Having two or more possible meanings
Depressing
Ambiguous
Pompous
Bizarre
14. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Realistic
Pompous
Satirical
Mundane
15. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Realistic
Metaphorical
Affected
Persuasive
16. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Stark
Satirical
Evocative
Abstract
17. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Sensuous
Naturalistic
Austere
Surrealistic
18. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Irreverent
Primitive
Satirical
Decadent
19. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Victorian
Discursive
Baroque
Naturalistic
20. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Mundane
Iconoclastic
Austere
Stark
21. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Bombastic
Flamboyant
Discursive
Ominous
22. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Flamboyant
Farcical
Journalistic
Psychological
23. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Wordy
Ironic
Mournful
Trite
24. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Baroque
Bizarre
Analytical
Confessional
25. Pretentious and pompous
Pious
Bombastic
Expressionistic
Victorian
26. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Bombastic
Bland
Expressionistic
Persuasive
27. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Decadent
Convoluted
Iconoclastic
Romantic
28. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Prurient
Concise
Convincing
Fatalistic
29. Resentful - enraged
Angry
Victorian
Archaic
Comic
30. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Ironic
Baroque
Satirical
Lyrical
31. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Detached
Epistolary
Affected
Cinematic
32. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Fatalistic
Pompous
Austere
Contemptuous
33. Using very few words to express a great deal
Concise
Pompous
Ambiguous
Puritanical
34. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Lyrical
Discursive
Pious
Nostalgic
35. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Pompous
Colloquial
Cynical
Lyrical
36. Unusually strange or odd
Victorian
Effeminate
Bizarre
Analytical
37. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Depressing
Naturalistic
Emotional
Surrealistic
38. 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
Angry
Expressionistic
Parody
39. Sophisticated - socially polished
Lyrical
Subjective
Urbane
Convincing
40. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Convoluted
Realistic
Bizarre
Epistolary
41. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Wordy
Rhythmic
Iconoclastic
Expressionistic
42. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Trite
Farcical
Convincing
Erudite
43. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Absurd
Anecdotal
Prurient
Convoluted
44. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Austere
Concise
Cinematic
Abstract
45. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Elegiac
Poetical
Breezy
Stark
46. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Romantic
Concise
Rhythmic
Satirical
47. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Sensuous
Affected
Surrealistic
Satirical
48. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Breezy
Anecdotal
Classical
Affected
49. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Earthy
Subjective
Detached
Analytical
50. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Psychological
Wordy
Bizarre
Confessional