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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. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Persuasive
Abstract
Romantic
Sensuous
2. Resentful - enraged
Abstract
Fatalistic
Realistic
Angry
3. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Whimsical
Childish
Satirical
Decadent
4. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Analytical
Iconoclastic
Convoluted
Austere
5. In the style of an earlier period
Abstract
Archaic
Realistic
Objective
6. Using very few words to express a great deal
Childish
Convoluted
Concise
Psychological
7. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Discursive
Flamboyant
Bizarre
Fluid
8. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Crepuscular
Absurd
Pious
Contemptuous
9. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Ironic
Subjective
Classical
Expressionistic
10. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Sensuous
Confessional
Farcical
Lyrical
11. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Ironic
Baroque
Poetical
Mournful
12. 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)
Angry
Parody
Sardonic
Trite
13. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Ominous
Depressing
Fluid
Trite
14. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Poetical
Irreverent
Terse
Convincing
15. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Pious
Erudite
Emotional
Epistolary
16. Flowing smoothly
Earthy
Fluid
Decadent
Breezy
17. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Elegiac
Discursive
Austere
Surrealistic
18. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Trite
Confessional
Flamboyant
Earthy
19. Pointless and uninteresting
Banal
Expressionistic
Anecdotal
Abstract
20. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Angry
Poetical
Eulogistic
Metaphorical
21. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Irreverent
Austere
Affected
Mundane
22. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Ambiguous
Elegiac
Stark
Urbane
23. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Nostalgic
Urbane
Concise
Rhythmic
24. Expressing contempt or disdain
Confessional
Evocative
Sardonic
Contemptuous
25. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Bland
Breezy
Contemptuous
Puritanical
26. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Fatalistic
Childish
Sensuous
Anecdotal
27. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Flamboyant
Whimsical
Anecdotal
Rhythmic
28. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Cinematic
Childish
Evocative
Analytical
29. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Rhythmic
Prurient
Terse
Breezy
30. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Comic
Anecdotal
Cynical
Austere
31. Learned - scholarly
Metaphorical
Abstract
Puritanical
Erudite
32. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Bizarre
Convincing
Ironic
Trite
33. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Facetious
Expressionistic
Wordy
Flamboyant
34. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Victorian
Realistic
Contemptuous
Cynical
35. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Persuasive
Mundane
Pious
Bombastic
36. Having two or more possible meanings
Fatalistic
Mundane
Ambiguous
Analytical
37. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Mournful
Ironic
Iconoclastic
Lyrical
38. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Cinematic
Metaphorical
Absurd
Surrealistic
39. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Depressing
Psychological
Baroque
Bland
40. Much given to strong feelings
Absurd
Emotional
Dreamlike
Erudite
41. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Facetious
Puritanical
Stark
Lyrical
42. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Psychological
Elegiac
Absurd
Archaic
43. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Expressionistic
Emotional
Irreverent
Farcical
44. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Ominous
Realistic
Objective
Contemptuous
45. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Irreverent
Abstract
Earthy
Evocative
46. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Affected
Journalistic
Effeminate
Mundane
47. 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
Banal
Romantic
Impressionistic
Persuasive
48. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Colloquial
Ambiguous
Abstract
Journalistic
49. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Ominous
Flamboyant
Trite
Convincing
50. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Victorian
Subjective
Flamboyant
Objective