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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. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Convincing
Mundane
Mournful
Prurient
2. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Abstract
Bombastic
Cinematic
Puritanical
3. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Impressionistic
Iconoclastic
Mundane
Convoluted
4. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Breezy
Mundane
Terse
Abstract
5. Pretentious and pompous
Breezy
Victorian
Bombastic
Emotional
6. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Absurd
Eulogistic
Mundane
Confessional
7. Having the characteristics of a dream
Epistolary
Cynical
Confessional
Dreamlike
8. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Sensuous
Analytical
Stark
Crepuscular
9. Learned - scholarly
Effeminate
Ironic
Erudite
Iconoclastic
10. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Affected
Poetical
Baroque
Contemptuous
11. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Depressing
Satirical
Evocative
Journalistic
12. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Flamboyant
Pious
Affected
Psychological
13. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Flamboyant
Archaic
Confessional
Bombastic
14. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Abstract
Cinematic
Persuasive
Pompous
15. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Impressionistic
Subjective
Naturalistic
Convincing
16. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Bizarre
Absurd
Poetical
Nostalgic
17. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Baroque
Impressionistic
Pompous
Expressionistic
18. Having two or more possible meanings
Whimsical
Ambiguous
Eulogistic
Affected
19. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Surrealistic
Breezy
Rhythmic
Journalistic
20. 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
Facetious
Metaphorical
Effeminate
Romantic
21. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Terse
Epistolary
Prurient
Baroque
22. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Crepuscular
Rhythmic
Sardonic
Cynical
23. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Parody
Surrealistic
Wordy
Realistic
24. Pointless and uninteresting
Banal
Naturalistic
Objective
Ambiguous
25. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Metaphorical
Persuasive
Urbane
Irreverent
26. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Ambiguous
Stark
Prurient
Eulogistic
27. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Flamboyant
Baroque
Fluid
Ironic
28. Using very few words to express a great deal
Absurd
Irreverent
Concise
Sensuous
29. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Analytical
Rhythmic
Impressionistic
Abstract
30. 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)
Victorian
Parody
Eulogistic
Bizarre
31. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Angry
Classical
Bizarre
Objective
32. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Bland
Facetious
Contemptuous
Decadent
33. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Breezy
Concise
Stark
Puritanical
34. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Farcical
Expressionistic
Iconoclastic
Stark
35. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Parody
Satirical
Terse
Objective
36. Sophisticated - socially polished
Discursive
Realistic
Breezy
Urbane
37. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Concise
Dreamlike
Banal
Trite
38. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Fluid
Urbane
Lyrical
Analytical
39. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Classical
Effeminate
Sardonic
Poetical
40. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Naturalistic
Fluid
Decadent
Confessional
41. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Eulogistic
Affected
Classical
Depressing
42. In the style of an earlier period
Archaic
Realistic
Wordy
Flamboyant
43. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Evocative
Psychological
Parody
Farcical
44. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Evocative
Effeminate
Whimsical
Epistolary
45. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Realistic
Affected
Emotional
Discursive
46. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Bombastic
Mournful
Rhythmic
Comic
47. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Terse
Breezy
Convoluted
Ominous
48. Effectively concise - brief
Concise
Puritanical
Objective
Terse
49. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Ironic
Cinematic
Childish
Emotional
50. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Mournful
Naturalistic
Poetical
Lyrical