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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. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Puritanical
Erudite
Terse
Mundane
2. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Detached
Epistolary
Persuasive
Breezy
3. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Abstract
Archaic
Realistic
Trite
4. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Comic
Decadent
Stark
Satirical
5. Resentful - enraged
Rhythmic
Sardonic
Angry
Fluid
6. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Decadent
Convincing
Evocative
Subjective
7. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Naturalistic
Sensuous
Impressionistic
Bland
8. Effectively concise - brief
Naturalistic
Terse
Discursive
Effeminate
9. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Facetious
Rhythmic
Breezy
Satirical
10. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Persuasive
Pompous
Concise
Expressionistic
11. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Baroque
Childish
Sardonic
Effeminate
12. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Elegiac
Poetical
Sardonic
Affected
13. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Naturalistic
Satirical
Subjective
Primitive
14. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Journalistic
Analytical
Trite
Ominous
15. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Elegiac
Angry
Cinematic
Pious
16. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Expressionistic
Objective
Parody
Eulogistic
17. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Effeminate
Abstract
Bombastic
Discursive
18. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Farcical
Evocative
Discursive
Pompous
19. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Surrealistic
Convincing
Victorian
Subjective
20. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Iconoclastic
Farcical
Flamboyant
Cinematic
21. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Wordy
Eulogistic
Bizarre
Convincing
22. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Realistic
Elegiac
Metaphorical
Anecdotal
23. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Psychological
Effeminate
Philosophical
Banal
24. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Irreverent
Expressionistic
Bombastic
Discursive
25. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Cinematic
Comic
Fluid
Discursive
26. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Bland
Fatalistic
Trite
Surrealistic
27. 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
Satirical
Realistic
Journalistic
28. Flowing smoothly
Prurient
Classical
Surrealistic
Fluid
29. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Elegiac
Naturalistic
Mundane
Anecdotal
30. Using very few words to express a great deal
Concise
Pompous
Convincing
Archaic
31. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Sensuous
Evocative
Bland
Childish
32. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Facetious
Trite
Earthy
Comic
33. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Crepuscular
Sardonic
Archaic
Objective
34. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Mundane
Prurient
Pious
Satirical
35. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Archaic
Eulogistic
Philosophical
Facetious
36. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Pompous
Psychological
Banal
Absurd
37. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Wordy
Objective
Poetical
Irreverent
38. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Decadent
Elegiac
Naturalistic
Breezy
39. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Emotional
Bombastic
Whimsical
Farcical
40. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Nostalgic
Crepuscular
Analytical
Banal
41. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Decadent
Affected
Trite
Nostalgic
42. Having two or more possible meanings
Ambiguous
Primitive
Dreamlike
Victorian
43. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Childish
Bland
Convoluted
Colloquial
44. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Ironic
Convoluted
Confessional
Pious
45. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Facetious
Stark
Trite
Convoluted
46. Expressing contempt or disdain
Flamboyant
Metaphorical
Contemptuous
Psychological
47. Sophisticated - socially polished
Childish
Urbane
Anecdotal
Facetious
48. Pretentious and pompous
Bombastic
Mournful
Contemptuous
Ambiguous
49. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Childish
Iconoclastic
Breezy
Erudite
50. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Effeminate
Sensuous
Journalistic
Philosophical