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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. Flowing smoothly
Fluid
Effeminate
Wordy
Irreverent
2. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Eulogistic
Iconoclastic
Subjective
Flamboyant
3. Pretentious and pompous
Anecdotal
Earthy
Iconoclastic
Bombastic
4. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Concise
Impressionistic
Metaphorical
Irreverent
5. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Naturalistic
Epistolary
Elegiac
Archaic
6. Effectively concise - brief
Irreverent
Psychological
Prurient
Terse
7. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Bombastic
Journalistic
Classical
Ironic
8. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Effeminate
Rhythmic
Primitive
Psychological
9. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Romantic
Confessional
Ominous
Whimsical
10. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Absurd
Analytical
Flamboyant
Epistolary
11. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Parody
Abstract
Whimsical
Austere
12. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Convoluted
Affected
Emotional
Whimsical
13. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Mundane
Affected
Subjective
Bizarre
14. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Crepuscular
Pious
Persuasive
Subjective
15. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Crepuscular
Evocative
Elegiac
Primitive
16. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Depressing
Psychological
Cinematic
Erudite
17. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Satirical
Breezy
Prurient
Eulogistic
18. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Flamboyant
Mundane
Pompous
Wordy
19. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Subjective
Stark
Psychological
Satirical
20. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Stark
Nostalgic
Realistic
Surrealistic
21. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Objective
Absurd
Poetical
Whimsical
22. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Fatalistic
Ominous
Ambiguous
Ironic
23. Unusually strange or odd
Bizarre
Psychological
Anecdotal
Expressionistic
24. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Realistic
Puritanical
Mournful
Convoluted
25. 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)
Sensuous
Nostalgic
Childish
Parody
26. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Convincing
Mournful
Fluid
Iconoclastic
27. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Absurd
Pious
Parody
Objective
28. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Analytical
Poetical
Prurient
Sensuous
29. Expressing contempt or disdain
Mundane
Contemptuous
Elegiac
Psychological
30. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Baroque
Discursive
Mundane
Archaic
31. Pointless and uninteresting
Banal
Subjective
Primitive
Bombastic
32. Resentful - enraged
Angry
Evocative
Childish
Philosophical
33. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Bizarre
Emotional
Depressing
Decadent
34. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Philosophical
Objective
Epistolary
Convincing
35. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Sensuous
Lyrical
Naturalistic
Concise
36. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Irreverent
Decadent
Affected
Whimsical
37. 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
Abstract
Romantic
Epistolary
Primitive
38. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Prurient
Banal
Objective
Contemptuous
39. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Objective
Crepuscular
Erudite
Sardonic
40. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Childish
Breezy
Iconoclastic
Lyrical
41. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Cynical
Archaic
Persuasive
Fatalistic
42. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Iconoclastic
Farcical
Trite
Fatalistic
43. Learned - scholarly
Convoluted
Baroque
Erudite
Eulogistic
44. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Persuasive
Fatalistic
Bland
Epistolary
45. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Facetious
Cynical
Decadent
Depressing
46. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Emotional
Irreverent
Whimsical
Terse
47. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Abstract
Ominous
Victorian
Poetical
48. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Depressing
Bland
Emotional
Detached
49. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Iconoclastic
Epistolary
Metaphorical
Victorian
50. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Detached
Prurient
Primitive
Analytical