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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. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Austere
Earthy
Confessional
Victorian
2. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Cynical
Psychological
Objective
Banal
3. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Ironic
Decadent
Expressionistic
Wordy
4. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Absurd
Impressionistic
Flamboyant
Pious
5. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Journalistic
Angry
Wordy
Realistic
6. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Subjective
Expressionistic
Sensuous
Bombastic
7. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Satirical
Terse
Eulogistic
Puritanical
8. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Whimsical
Puritanical
Emotional
Bizarre
9. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Rhythmic
Stark
Impressionistic
Journalistic
10. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Bizarre
Abstract
Ambiguous
Eulogistic
11. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Whimsical
Philosophical
Bombastic
Colloquial
12. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Contemptuous
Parody
Psychological
Rhythmic
13. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Terse
Crepuscular
Journalistic
Romantic
14. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Bizarre
Philosophical
Absurd
Surrealistic
15. Having two or more possible meanings
Austere
Ambiguous
Decadent
Cynical
16. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Naturalistic
Impressionistic
Anecdotal
Irreverent
17. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Impressionistic
Expressionistic
Journalistic
Baroque
18. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Mundane
Fluid
Classical
Analytical
19. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Journalistic
Irreverent
Depressing
Victorian
20. Effectively concise - brief
Terse
Metaphorical
Analytical
Objective
21. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Decadent
Colloquial
Irreverent
Terse
22. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Absurd
Farcical
Fatalistic
Sensuous
23. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Impressionistic
Childish
Effeminate
Satirical
24. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Urbane
Bizarre
Farcical
Subjective
25. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Objective
Classical
Effeminate
Depressing
26. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Primitive
Pompous
Angry
Expressionistic
27. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Satirical
Poetical
Earthy
Bland
28. 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
Philosophical
Objective
Decadent
Romantic
29. Pretentious and pompous
Bombastic
Absurd
Surrealistic
Farcical
30. Involving letters
Epistolary
Poetical
Mournful
Absurd
31. Much given to strong feelings
Sardonic
Flamboyant
Abstract
Emotional
32. Using very few words to express a great deal
Irreverent
Earthy
Concise
Convoluted
33. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Facetious
Ambiguous
Austere
Depressing
34. Pointless and uninteresting
Banal
Psychological
Absurd
Naturalistic
35. Sophisticated - socially polished
Pompous
Classical
Comic
Urbane
36. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Primitive
Depressing
Rhythmic
Ambiguous
37. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Terse
Journalistic
Analytical
Pompous
38. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Childish
Stark
Parody
Trite
39. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Philosophical
Wordy
Realistic
Anecdotal
40. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Realistic
Terse
Discursive
Impressionistic
41. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Metaphorical
Surrealistic
Bombastic
Mournful
42. Flowing smoothly
Irreverent
Contemptuous
Decadent
Fluid
43. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Epistolary
Satirical
Objective
Lyrical
44. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Eulogistic
Realistic
Ironic
Primitive
45. Having the characteristics of a dream
Dreamlike
Whimsical
Persuasive
Philosophical
46. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Subjective
Childish
Detached
Facetious
47. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Victorian
Persuasive
Farcical
Prurient
48. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Breezy
Parody
Nostalgic
Lyrical
49. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Impressionistic
Stark
Confessional
Dreamlike
50. Expressing contempt or disdain
Rhythmic
Contemptuous
Bizarre
Convincing