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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. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Bland
Impressionistic
Farcical
Expressionistic
2. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Urbane
Impressionistic
Evocative
Philosophical
3. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Pompous
Objective
Abstract
Prurient
4. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Emotional
Romantic
Crepuscular
Satirical
5. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Baroque
Sardonic
Wordy
Philosophical
6. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Nostalgic
Fluid
Crepuscular
Detached
7. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Discursive
Sensuous
Fluid
Victorian
8. Unusually strange or odd
Bizarre
Nostalgic
Journalistic
Concise
9. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Epistolary
Detached
Impressionistic
Journalistic
10. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Naturalistic
Flamboyant
Analytical
Eulogistic
11. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Rhythmic
Ironic
Cinematic
Farcical
12. Resentful - enraged
Angry
Effeminate
Convincing
Metaphorical
13. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Discursive
Austere
Earthy
Fatalistic
14. Flowing smoothly
Fluid
Comic
Romantic
Baroque
15. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Poetical
Sensuous
Analytical
Contemptuous
16. Pointless and uninteresting
Sensuous
Concise
Banal
Emotional
17. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Naturalistic
Primitive
Earthy
Effeminate
18. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Childish
Pompous
Victorian
Absurd
19. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Colloquial
Facetious
Poetical
Analytical
20. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Mournful
Facetious
Affected
Dreamlike
21. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Detached
Realistic
Victorian
Farcical
22. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Whimsical
Mundane
Eulogistic
Elegiac
23. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Breezy
Subjective
Victorian
Discursive
24. Learned - scholarly
Wordy
Breezy
Erudite
Colloquial
25. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Whimsical
Colloquial
Stark
Ambiguous
26. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Sensuous
Decadent
Breezy
Psychological
27. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Archaic
Naturalistic
Comic
Affected
28. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Surrealistic
Objective
Decadent
Emotional
29. Having the characteristics of a dream
Dreamlike
Emotional
Bland
Impressionistic
30. Much given to strong feelings
Emotional
Depressing
Anecdotal
Cynical
31. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Parody
Classical
Depressing
Baroque
32. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Depressing
Lyrical
Discursive
Ironic
33. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Impressionistic
Evocative
Bland
Mundane
34. Pretentious and pompous
Bombastic
Concise
Banal
Bland
35. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Surrealistic
Epistolary
Trite
Subjective
36. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Flamboyant
Earthy
Satirical
Breezy
37. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Earthy
Mournful
Classical
Expressionistic
38. 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
Sensuous
Wordy
Prurient
Romantic
39. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Persuasive
Eulogistic
Prurient
Pompous
40. Effectively concise - brief
Puritanical
Convincing
Terse
Banal
41. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Poetical
Pompous
Pious
Naturalistic
42. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Metaphorical
Persuasive
Irreverent
Absurd
43. In the style of an earlier period
Depressing
Convoluted
Archaic
Poetical
44. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Facetious
Contemptuous
Fluid
Nostalgic
45. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Comic
Eulogistic
Bland
Irreverent
46. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Subjective
Expressionistic
Effeminate
Eulogistic
47. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Sardonic
Crepuscular
Classical
Depressing
48. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Elegiac
Cinematic
Metaphorical
Austere
49. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Flamboyant
Iconoclastic
Lyrical
Expressionistic
50. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Journalistic
Bizarre
Expressionistic
Fatalistic