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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. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Expressionistic
Confessional
Nostalgic
Cinematic
2. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Earthy
Persuasive
Metaphorical
Archaic
3. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Breezy
Mournful
Irreverent
Convoluted
4. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Ominous
Crepuscular
Psychological
Archaic
5. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Iconoclastic
Trite
Classical
Fatalistic
6. Having two or more possible meanings
Comic
Whimsical
Ambiguous
Primitive
7. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Convoluted
Bombastic
Persuasive
Abstract
8. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Trite
Terse
Rhythmic
Primitive
9. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Fatalistic
Effeminate
Depressing
Bizarre
10. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Decadent
Iconoclastic
Earthy
Persuasive
11. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Epistolary
Urbane
Evocative
Convincing
12. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Epistolary
Irreverent
Naturalistic
Angry
13. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Pious
Decadent
Depressing
Terse
14. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Subjective
Anecdotal
Decadent
Evocative
15. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Emotional
Nostalgic
Farcical
Subjective
16. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Whimsical
Dreamlike
Philosophical
Pompous
17. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Nostalgic
Angry
Mournful
Colloquial
18. 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)
Bombastic
Parody
Cinematic
Persuasive
19. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Dreamlike
Evocative
Impressionistic
Nostalgic
20. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Fatalistic
Archaic
Sensuous
Subjective
21. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Surrealistic
Convincing
Mundane
Victorian
22. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Confessional
Archaic
Wordy
Stark
23. Effectively concise - brief
Persuasive
Prurient
Surrealistic
Terse
24. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Puritanical
Affected
Farcical
Absurd
25. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Crepuscular
Abstract
Earthy
Sardonic
26. Pretentious and pompous
Bombastic
Austere
Romantic
Bland
27. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Realistic
Ominous
Philosophical
Stark
28. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Elegiac
Philosophical
Fatalistic
Parody
29. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Sardonic
Facetious
Analytical
Abstract
30. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Farcical
Comic
Sensuous
Affected
31. Much given to strong feelings
Emotional
Classical
Trite
Angry
32. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Naturalistic
Depressing
Flamboyant
Discursive
33. Resentful - enraged
Mournful
Cinematic
Affected
Angry
34. 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
Romantic
Colloquial
Epistolary
Subjective
35. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Bombastic
Surrealistic
Contemptuous
Wordy
36. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Bombastic
Whimsical
Emotional
Realistic
37. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Absurd
Mournful
Depressing
Anecdotal
38. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Flamboyant
Discursive
Trite
Analytical
39. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Decadent
Farcical
Objective
Parody
40. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Satirical
Psychological
Discursive
Bombastic
41. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Expressionistic
Cynical
Puritanical
Analytical
42. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Cynical
Victorian
Objective
Sardonic
43. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Comic
Irreverent
Pious
Convoluted
44. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Earthy
Rhythmic
Decadent
Lyrical
45. Expressing contempt or disdain
Absurd
Eulogistic
Dreamlike
Contemptuous
46. Sophisticated - socially polished
Bland
Urbane
Pious
Flamboyant
47. Learned - scholarly
Erudite
Naturalistic
Fatalistic
Abstract
48. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Fluid
Baroque
Lyrical
Detached
49. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Lyrical
Effeminate
Detached
Victorian
50. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Expressionistic
Objective
Discursive
Eulogistic