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AP Tone And Style Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Naturalistic
Victorian
Primitive
Subjective
2. In the style of an earlier period
Angry
Archaic
Breezy
Earthy
3. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Dreamlike
Cinematic
Crepuscular
Rhythmic
4. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Eulogistic
Impressionistic
Parody
Elegiac
5. 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
Urbane
Cinematic
Impressionistic
Romantic
6. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Classical
Naturalistic
Facetious
Prurient
7. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Fatalistic
Earthy
Breezy
Colloquial
8. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Anecdotal
Romantic
Comic
Journalistic
9. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Poetical
Confessional
Evocative
Convincing
10. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Puritanical
Effeminate
Victorian
Pompous
11. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Depressing
Romantic
Primitive
Subjective
12. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Bizarre
Archaic
Erudite
Mournful
13. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Dreamlike
Banal
Whimsical
Affected
14. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Sensuous
Metaphorical
Convoluted
Pompous
15. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Ironic
Effeminate
Emotional
Facetious
16. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Nostalgic
Cynical
Irreverent
Bombastic
17. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Farcical
Detached
Anecdotal
Expressionistic
18. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Expressionistic
Surrealistic
Irreverent
Ironic
19. Much given to strong feelings
Trite
Erudite
Emotional
Mundane
20. Effectively concise - brief
Analytical
Absurd
Eulogistic
Terse
21. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Impressionistic
Ironic
Anecdotal
Philosophical
22. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Dreamlike
Detached
Realistic
Anecdotal
23. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Trite
Concise
Metaphorical
Whimsical
24. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Metaphorical
Comic
Poetical
Fatalistic
25. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Bland
Philosophical
Prurient
Subjective
26. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Naturalistic
Effeminate
Analytical
Objective
27. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Cinematic
Cynical
Confessional
Comic
28. Using very few words to express a great deal
Wordy
Depressing
Concise
Crepuscular
29. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Archaic
Expressionistic
Convincing
Surrealistic
30. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Discursive
Ironic
Poetical
Bland
31. Having the characteristics of a dream
Irreverent
Detached
Poetical
Dreamlike
32. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Poetical
Objective
Iconoclastic
Lyrical
33. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Erudite
Bland
Analytical
Bombastic
34. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Parody
Sardonic
Affected
Wordy
35. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Mournful
Decadent
Breezy
Pious
36. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Decadent
Cinematic
Ominous
Stark
37. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Comic
Facetious
Parody
Urbane
38. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Objective
Philosophical
Victorian
Realistic
39. Involving letters
Trite
Ambiguous
Subjective
Epistolary
40. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Angry
Rhythmic
Detached
Depressing
41. Learned - scholarly
Realistic
Erudite
Satirical
Classical
42. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Prurient
Eulogistic
Epistolary
Mundane
43. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Impressionistic
Psychological
Mournful
Wordy
44. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Angry
Realistic
Fatalistic
Subjective
45. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Impressionistic
Trite
Psychological
Prurient
46. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Crepuscular
Iconoclastic
Primitive
Elegiac
47. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Realistic
Elegiac
Wordy
Pious
48. Pretentious and pompous
Banal
Evocative
Bombastic
Facetious
49. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Victorian
Psychological
Earthy
Naturalistic
50. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Naturalistic
Emotional
Baroque
Convoluted