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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. 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
Romantic
Subjective
Analytical
2. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Psychological
Absurd
Dreamlike
Banal
3. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Convoluted
Evocative
Bland
Realistic
4. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Childish
Comic
Pompous
Rhythmic
5. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Bizarre
Sensuous
Pompous
Baroque
6. Having the characteristics of a dream
Erudite
Expressionistic
Bizarre
Dreamlike
7. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Dreamlike
Impressionistic
Poetical
Objective
8. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Trite
Wordy
Analytical
Persuasive
9. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Cinematic
Bland
Facetious
Primitive
10. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Angry
Sensuous
Farcical
Stark
11. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Classical
Fluid
Sensuous
Farcical
12. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Metaphorical
Wordy
Romantic
Contemptuous
13. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Subjective
Fatalistic
Persuasive
Surrealistic
14. Much given to strong feelings
Stark
Contemptuous
Sensuous
Emotional
15. Learned - scholarly
Erudite
Cynical
Convoluted
Crepuscular
16. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Psychological
Cynical
Angry
Lyrical
17. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Detached
Evocative
Philosophical
Anecdotal
18. Using very few words to express a great deal
Anecdotal
Fatalistic
Urbane
Concise
19. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Iconoclastic
Classical
Poetical
Absurd
20. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Expressionistic
Pompous
Effeminate
Victorian
21. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Bland
Baroque
Crepuscular
Fluid
22. Pretentious and pompous
Terse
Bombastic
Stark
Rhythmic
23. Expressing contempt or disdain
Naturalistic
Fluid
Erudite
Contemptuous
24. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Angry
Emotional
Sardonic
Detached
25. Effectively concise - brief
Detached
Terse
Objective
Confessional
26. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Colloquial
Irreverent
Terse
Primitive
27. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Bombastic
Earthy
Nostalgic
Comic
28. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Whimsical
Concise
Surrealistic
Decadent
29. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Childish
Decadent
Bland
Ambiguous
30. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Detached
Parody
Ambiguous
Irreverent
31. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Austere
Ironic
Erudite
Abstract
32. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Breezy
Rhythmic
Austere
Elegiac
33. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Convincing
Eulogistic
Satirical
Primitive
34. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Discursive
Psychological
Convoluted
Rhythmic
35. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Archaic
Elegiac
Ambiguous
Realistic
36. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Epistolary
Sardonic
Flamboyant
Puritanical
37. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Archaic
Objective
Rhythmic
Primitive
38. Having two or more possible meanings
Subjective
Ambiguous
Fatalistic
Bombastic
39. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Primitive
Absurd
Terse
Crepuscular
40. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Mournful
Urbane
Abstract
Detached
41. Flowing smoothly
Decadent
Parody
Facetious
Fluid
42. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Depressing
Sensuous
Primitive
Journalistic
43. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Erudite
Classical
Emotional
Pompous
44. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Primitive
Ironic
Metaphorical
Archaic
45. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Decadent
Trite
Impressionistic
Poetical
46. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Childish
Satirical
Pompous
Elegiac
47. 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)
Parody
Analytical
Confessional
Nostalgic
48. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Victorian
Crepuscular
Lyrical
Mundane
49. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Fatalistic
Impressionistic
Decadent
Prurient
50. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Rhythmic
Concise
Subjective
Expressionistic