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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. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Lyrical
Erudite
Ominous
Pious
2. Expressing contempt or disdain
Impressionistic
Emotional
Irreverent
Contemptuous
3. Unusually strange or odd
Bizarre
Crepuscular
Sardonic
Breezy
4. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Victorian
Pompous
Surrealistic
Eulogistic
5. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Parody
Elegiac
Ironic
Depressing
6. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Austere
Terse
Childish
Abstract
7. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Crepuscular
Analytical
Abstract
Philosophical
8. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Surrealistic
Prurient
Ominous
Convincing
9. Much given to strong feelings
Ominous
Cynical
Emotional
Bizarre
10. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Effeminate
Baroque
Childish
Persuasive
11. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Archaic
Metaphorical
Ironic
Terse
12. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Detached
Impressionistic
Archaic
Breezy
13. Learned - scholarly
Erudite
Nostalgic
Satirical
Iconoclastic
14. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Psychological
Breezy
Whimsical
Convincing
15. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Farcical
Convoluted
Bland
Comic
16. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Banal
Effeminate
Philosophical
Epistolary
17. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Cinematic
Facetious
Metaphorical
Farcical
18. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Detached
Trite
Puritanical
Fluid
19. 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)
Childish
Convincing
Primitive
Parody
20. In the style of an earlier period
Archaic
Erudite
Facetious
Psychological
21. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Analytical
Sardonic
Flamboyant
Breezy
22. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Austere
Pompous
Irreverent
Impressionistic
23. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Whimsical
Iconoclastic
Colloquial
Subjective
24. 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
Earthy
Romantic
Ominous
Decadent
25. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Surrealistic
Baroque
Parody
Dreamlike
26. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Terse
Evocative
Victorian
Cynical
27. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Pious
Concise
Abstract
Discursive
28. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Sensuous
Irreverent
Victorian
Colloquial
29. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Childish
Breezy
Trite
Rhythmic
30. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Crepuscular
Breezy
Decadent
Elegiac
31. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Terse
Epistolary
Satirical
Classical
32. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Eulogistic
Anecdotal
Analytical
Banal
33. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Naturalistic
Urbane
Ambiguous
Ominous
34. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Earthy
Wordy
Objective
Concise
35. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Expressionistic
Emotional
Absurd
Analytical
36. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Urbane
Bland
Nostalgic
Iconoclastic
37. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Mundane
Convoluted
Primitive
Romantic
38. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Iconoclastic
Satirical
Absurd
Bland
39. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Fatalistic
Ironic
Cinematic
Contemptuous
40. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Archaic
Fluid
Fatalistic
Stark
41. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Realistic
Psychological
Cinematic
Anecdotal
42. Pointless and uninteresting
Banal
Mundane
Urbane
Journalistic
43. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Psychological
Cynical
Anecdotal
Ironic
44. Involving letters
Epistolary
Sensuous
Farcical
Eulogistic
45. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Discursive
Bizarre
Irreverent
Expressionistic
46. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Epistolary
Whimsical
Psychological
Satirical
47. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Sardonic
Effeminate
Confessional
Decadent
48. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Anecdotal
Ambiguous
Breezy
Irreverent
49. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Naturalistic
Stark
Contemptuous
Objective
50. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Facetious
Iconoclastic
Bizarre
Confessional