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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. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Detached
Sensuous
Persuasive
Evocative
2. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Bland
Cynical
Journalistic
Metaphorical
3. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Pompous
Primitive
Detached
Abstract
4. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Journalistic
Metaphorical
Poetical
Flamboyant
5. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Decadent
Confessional
Discursive
Satirical
6. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Wordy
Poetical
Crepuscular
Surrealistic
7. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Metaphorical
Puritanical
Discursive
Primitive
8. Effectively concise - brief
Primitive
Trite
Realistic
Terse
9. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Lyrical
Pious
Erudite
Convincing
10. 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
Banal
Detached
Impressionistic
11. Resentful - enraged
Mundane
Archaic
Eulogistic
Angry
12. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Ominous
Mournful
Satirical
Poetical
13. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Sensuous
Wordy
Victorian
Stark
14. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Philosophical
Concise
Angry
Cinematic
15. Having two or more possible meanings
Cynical
Austere
Ambiguous
Fatalistic
16. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Poetical
Crepuscular
Detached
Affected
17. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Subjective
Confessional
Wordy
Trite
18. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Childish
Ironic
Ambiguous
Romantic
19. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Convincing
Bland
Colloquial
Impressionistic
20. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Urbane
Flamboyant
Depressing
Expressionistic
21. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Ominous
Crepuscular
Victorian
Mundane
22. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Farcical
Naturalistic
Earthy
Analytical
23. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Lyrical
Childish
Persuasive
Romantic
24. Pointless and uninteresting
Baroque
Naturalistic
Banal
Depressing
25. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Mournful
Pious
Victorian
Subjective
26. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Satirical
Baroque
Philosophical
Bland
27. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Evocative
Naturalistic
Expressionistic
Bombastic
28. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Iconoclastic
Sensuous
Puritanical
Decadent
29. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Absurd
Terse
Convoluted
Farcical
30. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Ironic
Surrealistic
Decadent
Archaic
31. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Absurd
Expressionistic
Psychological
Confessional
32. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Trite
Effeminate
Ominous
Analytical
33. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Anecdotal
Fluid
Effeminate
Classical
34. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Detached
Flamboyant
Metaphorical
Rhythmic
35. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Decadent
Comic
Prurient
Detached
36. Using very few words to express a great deal
Bombastic
Detached
Emotional
Concise
37. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Impressionistic
Pious
Metaphorical
Lyrical
38. Involving letters
Abstract
Epistolary
Evocative
Iconoclastic
39. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Evocative
Baroque
Irreverent
Comic
40. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Expressionistic
Mournful
Analytical
Rhythmic
41. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Contemptuous
Nostalgic
Sardonic
Bizarre
42. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Effeminate
Trite
Elegiac
Sensuous
43. Expressing contempt or disdain
Baroque
Contemptuous
Subjective
Nostalgic
44. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Absurd
Journalistic
Baroque
Confessional
45. In the style of an earlier period
Archaic
Austere
Earthy
Iconoclastic
46. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Emotional
Breezy
Crepuscular
Primitive
47. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Emotional
Ironic
Decadent
Impressionistic
48. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Analytical
Eulogistic
Journalistic
Victorian
49. Having the characteristics of a dream
Absurd
Philosophical
Dreamlike
Banal
50. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Ominous
Abstract
Pious
Breezy