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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. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Affected
Ironic
Analytical
Flamboyant
2. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Analytical
Banal
Puritanical
Farcical
3. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Nostalgic
Decadent
Victorian
Ironic
4. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Bizarre
Sardonic
Crepuscular
Cynical
5. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Romantic
Subjective
Baroque
Austere
6. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Iconoclastic
Bizarre
Ominous
Effeminate
7. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Dreamlike
Pompous
Journalistic
Realistic
8. 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)
Naturalistic
Effeminate
Realistic
Parody
9. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Colloquial
Romantic
Expressionistic
Cinematic
10. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Discursive
Ambiguous
Absurd
Iconoclastic
11. Effectively concise - brief
Terse
Journalistic
Pompous
Banal
12. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Satirical
Farcical
Sardonic
Surrealistic
13. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Flamboyant
Victorian
Expressionistic
Decadent
14. 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
Primitive
Romantic
Expressionistic
Angry
15. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Contemptuous
Concise
Detached
Prurient
16. Having two or more possible meanings
Ambiguous
Mundane
Analytical
Depressing
17. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Trite
Convincing
Anecdotal
Mundane
18. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Emotional
Fluid
Confessional
Irreverent
19. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Effeminate
Persuasive
Sardonic
Flamboyant
20. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Journalistic
Expressionistic
Decadent
Abstract
21. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Subjective
Evocative
Expressionistic
Baroque
22. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Pompous
Detached
Objective
Subjective
23. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Realistic
Detached
Victorian
Affected
24. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Fluid
Objective
Facetious
Metaphorical
25. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Irreverent
Mundane
Discursive
Austere
26. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Evocative
Objective
Puritanical
Sardonic
27. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Erudite
Puritanical
Primitive
Sardonic
28. Pointless and uninteresting
Victorian
Persuasive
Banal
Prurient
29. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Fatalistic
Confessional
Classical
Crepuscular
30. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Journalistic
Bombastic
Surrealistic
Expressionistic
31. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Philosophical
Subjective
Colloquial
Breezy
32. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Anecdotal
Primitive
Breezy
Flamboyant
33. Unusually strange or odd
Bizarre
Subjective
Realistic
Cinematic
34. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Bland
Surrealistic
Angry
Evocative
35. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Abstract
Facetious
Affected
Colloquial
36. Expressing contempt or disdain
Austere
Impressionistic
Contemptuous
Discursive
37. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Whimsical
Eulogistic
Ironic
Crepuscular
38. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Analytical
Absurd
Lyrical
Expressionistic
39. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Terse
Earthy
Fatalistic
Evocative
40. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Prurient
Wordy
Iconoclastic
Ominous
41. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Concise
Fluid
Childish
Pompous
42. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Contemptuous
Whimsical
Eulogistic
Analytical
43. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Absurd
Banal
Cynical
Surrealistic
44. Using very few words to express a great deal
Objective
Concise
Fatalistic
Epistolary
45. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Baroque
Facetious
Realistic
Urbane
46. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Pious
Naturalistic
Rhythmic
Nostalgic
47. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Analytical
Epistolary
Detached
Affected
48. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Cinematic
Breezy
Ominous
Pious
49. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Cinematic
Decadent
Angry
Elegiac
50. Learned - scholarly
Abstract
Journalistic
Erudite
Parody