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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. Learned - scholarly
Cynical
Baroque
Erudite
Crepuscular
2. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Evocative
Mournful
Colloquial
Erudite
3. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Affected
Surrealistic
Baroque
Cynical
4. 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
Sensuous
Cynical
Ironic
5. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Depressing
Colloquial
Confessional
Emotional
6. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Naturalistic
Nostalgic
Fatalistic
Facetious
7. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Puritanical
Convoluted
Colloquial
Persuasive
8. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Concise
Wordy
Austere
Pompous
9. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Mundane
Austere
Iconoclastic
Facetious
10. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Dreamlike
Effeminate
Urbane
Sensuous
11. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Eulogistic
Ambiguous
Philosophical
Anecdotal
12. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Poetical
Objective
Sensuous
Depressing
13. 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)
Breezy
Farcical
Evocative
Parody
14. Effectively concise - brief
Terse
Poetical
Earthy
Impressionistic
15. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Crepuscular
Breezy
Depressing
Pompous
16. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Pompous
Irreverent
Stark
Convoluted
17. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Mournful
Satirical
Parody
Absurd
18. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Bizarre
Satirical
Mournful
Affected
19. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Sensuous
Sardonic
Bland
Cinematic
20. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Decadent
Ironic
Poetical
Expressionistic
21. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Epistolary
Convoluted
Earthy
Realistic
22. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Puritanical
Eulogistic
Depressing
Archaic
23. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Pious
Rhythmic
Subjective
Metaphorical
24. Having two or more possible meanings
Emotional
Ambiguous
Irreverent
Analytical
25. Pretentious and pompous
Bombastic
Puritanical
Wordy
Pious
26. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Nostalgic
Anecdotal
Erudite
Surrealistic
27. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Ominous
Journalistic
Subjective
Prurient
28. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Bizarre
Pious
Decadent
Cynical
29. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Stark
Psychological
Facetious
Convincing
30. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Breezy
Epistolary
Decadent
Austere
31. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Affected
Terse
Classical
Eulogistic
32. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Facetious
Realistic
Depressing
Affected
33. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Fluid
Metaphorical
Effeminate
Convoluted
34. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Convoluted
Impressionistic
Analytical
Pious
35. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Expressionistic
Fluid
Sensuous
Objective
36. Pointless and uninteresting
Anecdotal
Nostalgic
Banal
Expressionistic
37. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Archaic
Absurd
Colloquial
Victorian
38. Resentful - enraged
Poetical
Terse
Fatalistic
Angry
39. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Lyrical
Ironic
Baroque
Impressionistic
40. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Cinematic
Sensuous
Emotional
Angry
41. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Fatalistic
Depressing
Impressionistic
Colloquial
42. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Comic
Parody
Bland
Austere
43. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Evocative
Realistic
Bombastic
Comic
44. Using very few words to express a great deal
Concise
Wordy
Effeminate
Irreverent
45. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Naturalistic
Prurient
Wordy
Psychological
46. Involving letters
Primitive
Cinematic
Effeminate
Epistolary
47. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Stark
Fatalistic
Eulogistic
Urbane
48. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Satirical
Stark
Anecdotal
Discursive
49. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Philosophical
Wordy
Erudite
Impressionistic
50. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Stark
Colloquial
Iconoclastic
Expressionistic