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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. Having the characteristics of a dream
Prurient
Metaphorical
Dreamlike
Impressionistic
2. Sophisticated - socially polished
Urbane
Eulogistic
Childish
Abstract
3. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Wordy
Depressing
Parody
Pompous
4. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Elegiac
Philosophical
Breezy
Victorian
5. 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
Subjective
Stark
Absurd
6. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Poetical
Terse
Rhythmic
Ominous
7. Resentful - enraged
Philosophical
Angry
Earthy
Colloquial
8. Effectively concise - brief
Terse
Subjective
Banal
Flamboyant
9. Having two or more possible meanings
Ambiguous
Naturalistic
Concise
Puritanical
10. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Irreverent
Pompous
Puritanical
Impressionistic
11. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Anecdotal
Childish
Rhythmic
Ambiguous
12. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Flamboyant
Emotional
Expressionistic
Urbane
13. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Prurient
Absurd
Banal
Fluid
14. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Classical
Primitive
Confessional
Angry
15. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Elegiac
Contemptuous
Austere
Poetical
16. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Prurient
Angry
Ironic
Cynical
17. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Depressing
Philosophical
Sardonic
Cynical
18. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Emotional
Eulogistic
Stark
Sardonic
19. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Convincing
Sardonic
Baroque
Absurd
20. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Dreamlike
Cynical
Anecdotal
Baroque
21. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Parody
Facetious
Nostalgic
Farcical
22. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Cinematic
Wordy
Iconoclastic
Parody
23. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Subjective
Mournful
Metaphorical
Wordy
24. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Absurd
Crepuscular
Convincing
Ironic
25. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Bombastic
Epistolary
Comic
Realistic
26. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Stark
Flamboyant
Sardonic
Erudite
27. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Persuasive
Stark
Ambiguous
Contemptuous
28. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Angry
Ominous
Subjective
Elegiac
29. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Banal
Eulogistic
Archaic
Convincing
30. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Realistic
Surrealistic
Comic
Satirical
31. Learned - scholarly
Abstract
Erudite
Classical
Flamboyant
32. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Classical
Fatalistic
Farcical
Banal
33. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Facetious
Impressionistic
Flamboyant
Ironic
34. Flowing smoothly
Fluid
Bizarre
Naturalistic
Puritanical
35. Expressing contempt or disdain
Contemptuous
Evocative
Effeminate
Naturalistic
36. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Puritanical
Archaic
Ironic
Discursive
37. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Elegiac
Affected
Irreverent
Urbane
38. Much given to strong feelings
Emotional
Farcical
Detached
Nostalgic
39. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Absurd
Realistic
Prurient
Impressionistic
40. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Primitive
Convoluted
Prurient
Psychological
41. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Prurient
Victorian
Fatalistic
Breezy
42. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Whimsical
Decadent
Trite
Concise
43. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Trite
Flamboyant
Persuasive
Ironic
44. 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)
Parody
Archaic
Earthy
Colloquial
45. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Journalistic
Erudite
Objective
Ominous
46. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Primitive
Comic
Fluid
Irreverent
47. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Pious
Stark
Detached
Fatalistic
48. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Childish
Bombastic
Earthy
Breezy
49. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Ominous
Impressionistic
Ironic
Facetious
50. Pretentious and pompous
Bizarre
Wordy
Farcical
Bombastic