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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. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Breezy
Cinematic
Realistic
Bland
2. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Whimsical
Persuasive
Classical
Expressionistic
3. 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)
Terse
Rhythmic
Parody
Poetical
4. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Satirical
Austere
Epistolary
Colloquial
5. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Flamboyant
Farcical
Realistic
Sardonic
6. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Parody
Affected
Bland
Eulogistic
7. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Persuasive
Iconoclastic
Fatalistic
Breezy
8. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Detached
Mournful
Convincing
Convoluted
9. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Stark
Realistic
Mournful
Earthy
10. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Bizarre
Surrealistic
Cynical
Bombastic
11. Flowing smoothly
Concise
Emotional
Fluid
Convoluted
12. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Effeminate
Contemptuous
Expressionistic
Abstract
13. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Nostalgic
Pious
Convincing
Emotional
14. Having the characteristics of a dream
Parody
Dreamlike
Ironic
Convincing
15. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Crepuscular
Austere
Ominous
Philosophical
16. Learned - scholarly
Nostalgic
Impressionistic
Erudite
Baroque
17. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Stark
Wordy
Satirical
Sensuous
18. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Sensuous
Lyrical
Urbane
Ironic
19. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Ironic
Stark
Bizarre
Objective
20. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Surrealistic
Effeminate
Analytical
Fluid
21. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Philosophical
Cynical
Persuasive
Romantic
22. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Wordy
Pompous
Mournful
Iconoclastic
23. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Sardonic
Mundane
Flamboyant
Archaic
24. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Flamboyant
Impressionistic
Childish
Anecdotal
25. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Wordy
Prurient
Ominous
Sensuous
26. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Satirical
Stark
Bland
Persuasive
27. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Elegiac
Psychological
Romantic
Trite
28. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Urbane
Austere
Banal
Discursive
29. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Decadent
Victorian
Realistic
Stark
30. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Bombastic
Dreamlike
Emotional
Subjective
31. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Cynical
Wordy
Mournful
Baroque
32. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Emotional
Pompous
Persuasive
Depressing
33. Unusually strange or odd
Childish
Farcical
Baroque
Bizarre
34. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Irreverent
Comic
Epistolary
Romantic
35. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Breezy
Ambiguous
Elegiac
Expressionistic
36. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Journalistic
Mundane
Depressing
Bizarre
37. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Naturalistic
Psychological
Convoluted
Facetious
38. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Breezy
Victorian
Puritanical
Fluid
39. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Confessional
Persuasive
Rhythmic
Ironic
40. Pointless and uninteresting
Banal
Convincing
Trite
Austere
41. Effectively concise - brief
Terse
Impressionistic
Childish
Nostalgic
42. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Mundane
Depressing
Discursive
Surrealistic
43. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Flamboyant
Baroque
Mournful
Metaphorical
44. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Earthy
Lyrical
Nostalgic
Terse
45. Resentful - enraged
Discursive
Surrealistic
Depressing
Angry
46. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Lyrical
Comic
Convincing
Cynical
47. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Urbane
Stark
Rhythmic
Concise
48. Involving letters
Comic
Impressionistic
Epistolary
Ambiguous
49. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Rhythmic
Affected
Bizarre
Terse
50. Much given to strong feelings
Baroque
Farcical
Emotional
Bizarre