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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. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Lyrical
Mundane
Romantic
Decadent
2. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Austere
Nostalgic
Abstract
Confessional
3. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Objective
Dreamlike
Convoluted
Flamboyant
4. Much given to strong feelings
Mundane
Prurient
Emotional
Fatalistic
5. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Urbane
Philosophical
Fluid
Classical
6. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Cinematic
Victorian
Surrealistic
Affected
7. Flowing smoothly
Breezy
Fluid
Poetical
Objective
8. 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
Breezy
Effeminate
Romantic
Wordy
9. Pretentious and pompous
Archaic
Bombastic
Urbane
Expressionistic
10. Effectively concise - brief
Terse
Romantic
Subjective
Emotional
11. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Satirical
Parody
Abstract
Wordy
12. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Abstract
Ironic
Breezy
Evocative
13. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Depressing
Austere
Irreverent
Colloquial
14. Involving letters
Epistolary
Baroque
Depressing
Ironic
15. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Rhythmic
Ironic
Emotional
Dreamlike
16. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Sardonic
Earthy
Archaic
Angry
17. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Impressionistic
Eulogistic
Austere
Detached
18. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Depressing
Ironic
Iconoclastic
Banal
19. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Surrealistic
Sensuous
Prurient
Poetical
20. Resentful - enraged
Angry
Stark
Cinematic
Ominous
21. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Elegiac
Surrealistic
Realistic
Sardonic
22. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Stark
Prurient
Convoluted
Anecdotal
23. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Comic
Mundane
Depressing
Detached
24. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Confessional
Crepuscular
Abstract
Epistolary
25. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Nostalgic
Breezy
Ambiguous
Ironic
26. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Psychological
Sensuous
Ominous
Effeminate
27. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Whimsical
Nostalgic
Crepuscular
Bland
28. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Flamboyant
Subjective
Cynical
Absurd
29. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Classical
Parody
Anecdotal
Bland
30. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Analytical
Irreverent
Sensuous
Naturalistic
31. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Evocative
Puritanical
Flamboyant
Analytical
32. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Metaphorical
Eulogistic
Subjective
Pious
33. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Decadent
Subjective
Nostalgic
Evocative
34. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Pious
Elegiac
Expressionistic
Crepuscular
35. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Metaphorical
Sensuous
Effeminate
Convincing
36. In the style of an earlier period
Archaic
Ironic
Primitive
Fatalistic
37. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Erudite
Iconoclastic
Poetical
Baroque
38. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Mundane
Primitive
Breezy
Elegiac
39. Having the characteristics of a dream
Dreamlike
Evocative
Decadent
Concise
40. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Classical
Breezy
Abstract
Discursive
41. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Earthy
Urbane
Convincing
Naturalistic
42. Learned - scholarly
Persuasive
Colloquial
Erudite
Archaic
43. Having two or more possible meanings
Abstract
Whimsical
Surrealistic
Ambiguous
44. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Absurd
Sardonic
Earthy
Iconoclastic
45. Using very few words to express a great deal
Irreverent
Metaphorical
Concise
Terse
46. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Farcical
Mournful
Decadent
Baroque
47. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Convincing
Urbane
Wordy
Childish
48. Unusually strange or odd
Fluid
Bizarre
Metaphorical
Rhythmic
49. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Cynical
Pompous
Poetical
Mundane
50. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Cinematic
Surrealistic
Comic
Analytical