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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. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Mundane
Detached
Childish
Depressing
2. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Eulogistic
Evocative
Discursive
Depressing
3. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Pious
Anecdotal
Mundane
Naturalistic
4. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Trite
Emotional
Decadent
Ominous
5. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Dreamlike
Archaic
Poetical
Analytical
6. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Metaphorical
Decadent
Pious
Mournful
7. Resentful - enraged
Angry
Eulogistic
Mournful
Discursive
8. Having two or more possible meanings
Lyrical
Fatalistic
Ambiguous
Romantic
9. 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)
Fatalistic
Parody
Urbane
Elegiac
10. Flowing smoothly
Decadent
Ironic
Urbane
Fluid
11. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Objective
Wordy
Sensuous
Philosophical
12. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Affected
Mournful
Ominous
Austere
13. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Colloquial
Crepuscular
Effeminate
Philosophical
14. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Effeminate
Psychological
Contemptuous
Discursive
15. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Confessional
Absurd
Mundane
Terse
16. Unusually strange or odd
Childish
Bizarre
Elegiac
Pompous
17. Using very few words to express a great deal
Fluid
Anecdotal
Cinematic
Concise
18. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Effeminate
Emotional
Bland
Breezy
19. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Erudite
Parody
Elegiac
Affected
20. In the style of an earlier period
Sardonic
Romantic
Archaic
Naturalistic
21. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Urbane
Wordy
Metaphorical
Prurient
22. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Fatalistic
Elegiac
Earthy
Nostalgic
23. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Bland
Rhythmic
Urbane
Effeminate
24. Expressing contempt or disdain
Concise
Baroque
Banal
Contemptuous
25. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Impressionistic
Convoluted
Naturalistic
Journalistic
26. Much given to strong feelings
Emotional
Ambiguous
Absurd
Detached
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
Decadent
Romantic
Anecdotal
Mournful
28. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Primitive
Whimsical
Farcical
Metaphorical
29. Learned - scholarly
Fluid
Discursive
Erudite
Anecdotal
30. Pretentious and pompous
Cynical
Austere
Bombastic
Mundane
31. Pointless and uninteresting
Lyrical
Banal
Psychological
Analytical
32. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Rhythmic
Erudite
Pious
Naturalistic
33. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Impressionistic
Convincing
Affected
Puritanical
34. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Facetious
Angry
Confessional
Victorian
35. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Comic
Primitive
Journalistic
Sardonic
36. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Confessional
Austere
Breezy
Iconoclastic
37. Sophisticated - socially polished
Eulogistic
Analytical
Concise
Urbane
38. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Eulogistic
Realistic
Victorian
Lyrical
39. Effectively concise - brief
Austere
Terse
Elegiac
Earthy
40. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Evocative
Contemptuous
Irreverent
Colloquial
41. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Convincing
Angry
Rhythmic
Surrealistic
42. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Parody
Crepuscular
Surrealistic
Impressionistic
43. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Ominous
Sardonic
Stark
Confessional
44. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Mundane
Depressing
Crepuscular
Iconoclastic
45. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Elegiac
Cinematic
Psychological
Stark
46. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Bizarre
Farcical
Satirical
Confessional
47. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Absurd
Convincing
Satirical
Poetical
48. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Sensuous
Evocative
Austere
Surrealistic
49. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Philosophical
Bland
Poetical
Romantic
50. Involving letters
Persuasive
Naturalistic
Epistolary
Crepuscular