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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. 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)
Contemptuous
Discursive
Lyrical
Parody
2. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Terse
Naturalistic
Irreverent
Dreamlike
3. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Crepuscular
Ominous
Primitive
Rhythmic
4. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Classical
Terse
Impressionistic
Subjective
5. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Affected
Iconoclastic
Persuasive
Sensuous
6. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Metaphorical
Bizarre
Confessional
Bland
7. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Confessional
Cinematic
Detached
Realistic
8. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Stark
Breezy
Prurient
Childish
9. Flowing smoothly
Erudite
Fluid
Bombastic
Poetical
10. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Romantic
Affected
Austere
Surrealistic
11. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Bizarre
Terse
Mundane
Satirical
12. Resentful - enraged
Surrealistic
Objective
Angry
Puritanical
13. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Farcical
Ambiguous
Abstract
Whimsical
14. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Primitive
Absurd
Iconoclastic
Rhythmic
15. Pretentious and pompous
Persuasive
Satirical
Bombastic
Pious
16. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Epistolary
Pious
Affected
Evocative
17. Expressing contempt or disdain
Convincing
Childish
Contemptuous
Journalistic
18. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Poetical
Ironic
Puritanical
Depressing
19. Much given to strong feelings
Emotional
Irreverent
Flamboyant
Stark
20. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Victorian
Primitive
Stark
Colloquial
21. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Decadent
Eulogistic
Cynical
Philosophical
22. Having two or more possible meanings
Trite
Anecdotal
Iconoclastic
Ambiguous
23. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Austere
Flamboyant
Crepuscular
Irreverent
24. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Impressionistic
Bombastic
Sardonic
Crepuscular
25. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Lyrical
Abstract
Bombastic
Trite
26. In the style of an earlier period
Archaic
Psychological
Irreverent
Sensuous
27. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Pompous
Victorian
Archaic
Comic
28. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Farcical
Earthy
Whimsical
Puritanical
29. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Psychological
Discursive
Journalistic
Bland
30. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Flamboyant
Subjective
Persuasive
Evocative
31. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Cynical
Pious
Parody
Convoluted
32. Learned - scholarly
Emotional
Crepuscular
Erudite
Persuasive
33. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Rhythmic
Puritanical
Dreamlike
Pious
34. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Prurient
Sardonic
Detached
Naturalistic
35. Involving letters
Puritanical
Effeminate
Epistolary
Detached
36. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Confessional
Dreamlike
Poetical
Pious
37. Unusually strange or odd
Classical
Bizarre
Contemptuous
Ominous
38. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Trite
Satirical
Prurient
Sardonic
39. Using very few words to express a great deal
Mundane
Concise
Archaic
Eulogistic
40. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Earthy
Pious
Nostalgic
Breezy
41. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Earthy
Metaphorical
Breezy
Confessional
42. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Nostalgic
Elegiac
Detached
Flamboyant
43. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Sensuous
Angry
Philosophical
Satirical
44. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Naturalistic
Angry
Breezy
Metaphorical
45. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Cynical
Urbane
Sensuous
Evocative
46. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Metaphorical
Nostalgic
Convincing
Abstract
47. Pointless and uninteresting
Poetical
Puritanical
Sardonic
Banal
48. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Nostalgic
Flamboyant
Terse
Lyrical
49. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Impressionistic
Absurd
Ominous
Victorian
50. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Objective
Mournful
Puritanical
Flamboyant