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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. Much given to strong feelings
Puritanical
Irreverent
Absurd
Emotional
2. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Ominous
Bland
Decadent
Sensuous
3. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Nostalgic
Evocative
Classical
Primitive
4. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Realistic
Farcical
Sardonic
Trite
5. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Cynical
Elegiac
Dreamlike
Philosophical
6. Resentful - enraged
Angry
Decadent
Comic
Sardonic
7. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Childish
Depressing
Breezy
Prurient
8. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Naturalistic
Mournful
Realistic
Affected
9. 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
Bland
Absurd
Romantic
Archaic
10. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Affected
Convincing
Effeminate
Poetical
11. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Analytical
Cinematic
Lyrical
Persuasive
12. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Banal
Contemptuous
Farcical
Rhythmic
13. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Sardonic
Parody
Urbane
Trite
14. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Pompous
Effeminate
Sardonic
Confessional
15. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Elegiac
Earthy
Erudite
Trite
16. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Decadent
Farcical
Flamboyant
Anecdotal
17. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Comic
Detached
Baroque
Absurd
18. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Colloquial
Absurd
Ambiguous
Terse
19. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Affected
Parody
Sardonic
Impressionistic
20. Expressing contempt or disdain
Depressing
Erudite
Pompous
Contemptuous
21. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Convoluted
Parody
Iconoclastic
Pompous
22. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Classical
Facetious
Contemptuous
Pious
23. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Terse
Realistic
Classical
Cynical
24. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Irreverent
Epistolary
Expressionistic
Evocative
25. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Decadent
Ambiguous
Naturalistic
Pompous
26. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Flamboyant
Ironic
Classical
Prurient
27. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Bizarre
Stark
Detached
Elegiac
28. Flowing smoothly
Fluid
Primitive
Persuasive
Emotional
29. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Ominous
Bombastic
Naturalistic
Facetious
30. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Crepuscular
Nostalgic
Breezy
Absurd
31. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Fatalistic
Sensuous
Romantic
Effeminate
32. Having the characteristics of a dream
Analytical
Dreamlike
Poetical
Abstract
33. Having two or more possible meanings
Whimsical
Facetious
Emotional
Ambiguous
34. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Comic
Farcical
Ominous
Sensuous
35. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Depressing
Angry
Colloquial
Analytical
36. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Poetical
Surrealistic
Urbane
Baroque
37. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Sensuous
Pompous
Concise
Childish
38. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Depressing
Austere
Parody
Subjective
39. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Metaphorical
Childish
Pompous
Depressing
40. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Archaic
Nostalgic
Irreverent
Convincing
41. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Concise
Bland
Puritanical
Subjective
42. Using very few words to express a great deal
Effeminate
Concise
Flamboyant
Journalistic
43. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Terse
Realistic
Evocative
Baroque
44. Pretentious and pompous
Cynical
Evocative
Parody
Bombastic
45. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Metaphorical
Confessional
Bombastic
Effeminate
46. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Convincing
Impressionistic
Dreamlike
Cynical
47. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Whimsical
Detached
Iconoclastic
Puritanical
48. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Sardonic
Cinematic
Mournful
Facetious
49. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Iconoclastic
Trite
Philosophical
Satirical
50. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Facetious
Ironic
Puritanical
Farcical