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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 ability to call forth memories or other responses
Anecdotal
Objective
Evocative
Rhythmic
2. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Detached
Journalistic
Ominous
Erudite
3. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Convincing
Impressionistic
Epistolary
Surrealistic
4. Having two or more possible meanings
Archaic
Mundane
Lyrical
Ambiguous
5. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Childish
Primitive
Wordy
Classical
6. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Satirical
Facetious
Ominous
Discursive
7. Having the characteristics of a dream
Romantic
Analytical
Stark
Dreamlike
8. Learned - scholarly
Erudite
Decadent
Primitive
Ominous
9. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Cinematic
Ironic
Baroque
Angry
10. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Childish
Dreamlike
Confessional
Iconoclastic
11. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Poetical
Farcical
Pompous
Realistic
12. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Ambiguous
Mournful
Nostalgic
Austere
13. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Prurient
Facetious
Detached
Whimsical
14. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Rhythmic
Stark
Crepuscular
Facetious
15. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Terse
Evocative
Cynical
Impressionistic
16. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Terse
Affected
Farcical
Philosophical
17. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Metaphorical
Impressionistic
Iconoclastic
Lyrical
18. Involving letters
Epistolary
Baroque
Subjective
Breezy
19. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Decadent
Rhythmic
Journalistic
Contemptuous
20. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Erudite
Fluid
Journalistic
Naturalistic
21. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Subjective
Abstract
Eulogistic
Banal
22. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Banal
Detached
Pompous
Eulogistic
23. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Absurd
Elegiac
Trite
Comic
24. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Colloquial
Evocative
Whimsical
Bland
25. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Bland
Emotional
Realistic
Irreverent
26. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Pompous
Romantic
Prurient
Convincing
27. Much given to strong feelings
Ironic
Metaphorical
Surrealistic
Emotional
28. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Erudite
Earthy
Effeminate
Trite
29. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Flamboyant
Nostalgic
Cinematic
Sensuous
30. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Farcical
Evocative
Fatalistic
Objective
31. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Evocative
Baroque
Farcical
Bizarre
32. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Classical
Analytical
Fluid
Effeminate
33. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Primitive
Nostalgic
Terse
Epistolary
34. 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
Fatalistic
Impressionistic
Sensuous
35. Using very few words to express a great deal
Persuasive
Austere
Dreamlike
Concise
36. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Decadent
Flamboyant
Whimsical
Bizarre
37. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Contemptuous
Parody
Convoluted
Anecdotal
38. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Urbane
Expressionistic
Sensuous
Effeminate
39. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Wordy
Puritanical
Trite
Decadent
40. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Elegiac
Epistolary
Sensuous
Farcical
41. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Rhythmic
Eulogistic
Stark
Affected
42. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Victorian
Philosophical
Classical
Impressionistic
43. Effectively concise - brief
Terse
Irreverent
Iconoclastic
Puritanical
44. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Nostalgic
Rhythmic
Discursive
Mournful
45. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Wordy
Satirical
Philosophical
Realistic
46. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Breezy
Elegiac
Angry
Fatalistic
47. Expressing contempt or disdain
Eulogistic
Cinematic
Contemptuous
Pompous
48. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Mundane
Philosophical
Eulogistic
Bombastic
49. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Farcical
Banal
Comic
Bizarre
50. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Ominous
Crepuscular
Anecdotal
Erudite