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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. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Earthy
Mundane
Cynical
Pious
2. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Abstract
Earthy
Eulogistic
Parody
3. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Bland
Realistic
Discursive
Archaic
4. Learned - scholarly
Subjective
Realistic
Terse
Erudite
5. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Childish
Comic
Analytical
Epistolary
6. Having two or more possible meanings
Impressionistic
Ambiguous
Effeminate
Bizarre
7. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Puritanical
Lyrical
Sensuous
Comic
8. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Depressing
Romantic
Austere
Ambiguous
9. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Impressionistic
Emotional
Terse
Facetious
10. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Evocative
Epistolary
Anecdotal
Concise
11. Unusually strange or odd
Journalistic
Bizarre
Ambiguous
Satirical
12. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Puritanical
Surrealistic
Crepuscular
Decadent
13. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Pompous
Terse
Journalistic
Lyrical
14. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Colloquial
Persuasive
Mournful
Whimsical
15. Effectively concise - brief
Terse
Colloquial
Elegiac
Dreamlike
16. Much given to strong feelings
Ambiguous
Banal
Bizarre
Emotional
17. Using very few words to express a great deal
Emotional
Fluid
Angry
Concise
18. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Journalistic
Farcical
Iconoclastic
Impressionistic
19. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Metaphorical
Stark
Baroque
Bombastic
20. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Prurient
Satirical
Childish
Bland
21. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Whimsical
Iconoclastic
Decadent
Convincing
22. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Discursive
Wordy
Ominous
Fatalistic
23. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Elegiac
Lyrical
Emotional
Breezy
24. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Cinematic
Convincing
Prurient
Elegiac
25. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Victorian
Ironic
Farcical
Realistic
26. Having the characteristics of a dream
Abstract
Iconoclastic
Dreamlike
Fatalistic
27. In the style of an earlier period
Archaic
Convincing
Absurd
Naturalistic
28. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Baroque
Nostalgic
Angry
Pious
29. Resentful - enraged
Erudite
Angry
Ironic
Contemptuous
30. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Mournful
Pious
Rhythmic
Satirical
31. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Wordy
Comic
Urbane
Archaic
32. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Effeminate
Ironic
Impressionistic
Stark
33. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Affected
Decadent
Farcical
Realistic
34. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Earthy
Subjective
Victorian
Concise
35. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Ominous
Impressionistic
Pious
Abstract
36. 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
Confessional
Convoluted
Romantic
Bizarre
37. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Dreamlike
Depressing
Cinematic
Effeminate
38. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Contemptuous
Philosophical
Elegiac
Eulogistic
39. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Analytical
Objective
Elegiac
Cinematic
40. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Bland
Satirical
Depressing
Terse
41. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Satirical
Rhythmic
Crepuscular
Nostalgic
42. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Depressing
Persuasive
Classical
Parody
43. Involving letters
Epistolary
Erudite
Absurd
Wordy
44. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Dreamlike
Convincing
Psychological
Farcical
45. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Irreverent
Naturalistic
Banal
Primitive
46. Sophisticated - socially polished
Concise
Urbane
Bland
Baroque
47. Flowing smoothly
Depressing
Ominous
Poetical
Fluid
48. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Flamboyant
Depressing
Philosophical
Fluid
49. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Metaphorical
Epistolary
Cynical
Eulogistic
50. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Mournful
Eulogistic
Psychological
Detached