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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
Dreamlike
Objective
Evocative
Erudite
2. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Pompous
Philosophical
Classical
Naturalistic
3. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Elegiac
Anecdotal
Iconoclastic
Confessional
4. Having two or more possible meanings
Terse
Classical
Bland
Ambiguous
5. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Comic
Whimsical
Urbane
Journalistic
6. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Mournful
Banal
Mundane
Detached
7. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Ominous
Bombastic
Analytical
Bizarre
8. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Poetical
Banal
Colloquial
Romantic
9. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Baroque
Naturalistic
Rhythmic
Classical
10. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Objective
Irreverent
Convincing
Comic
11. Pointless and uninteresting
Breezy
Banal
Pompous
Eulogistic
12. Sophisticated - socially polished
Abstract
Urbane
Whimsical
Cynical
13. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Trite
Comic
Mournful
Farcical
14. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Epistolary
Mournful
Urbane
Facetious
15. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Analytical
Trite
Emotional
Expressionistic
16. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Trite
Ironic
Bombastic
Flamboyant
17. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Emotional
Psychological
Bland
Ironic
18. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Iconoclastic
Evocative
Decadent
Effeminate
19. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Satirical
Fatalistic
Terse
Childish
20. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Crepuscular
Classical
Fluid
Persuasive
21. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Psychological
Colloquial
Persuasive
Breezy
22. Learned - scholarly
Erudite
Parody
Epistolary
Stark
23. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Confessional
Victorian
Convincing
Lyrical
24. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Facetious
Realistic
Evocative
Effeminate
25. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Iconoclastic
Bland
Irreverent
Cinematic
26. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Poetical
Wordy
Eulogistic
Pious
27. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Pompous
Lyrical
Breezy
Crepuscular
28. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Objective
Anecdotal
Emotional
Naturalistic
29. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Rhythmic
Ironic
Farcical
Classical
30. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Ironic
Mournful
Farcical
Convoluted
31. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Ominous
Erudite
Decadent
Metaphorical
32. Having the characteristics of a dream
Flamboyant
Dreamlike
Bizarre
Detached
33. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Contemptuous
Mundane
Fatalistic
Cynical
34. 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)
Parody
Prurient
Stark
Absurd
35. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Eulogistic
Cynical
Lyrical
Terse
36. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Primitive
Colloquial
Irreverent
Detached
37. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Angry
Emotional
Farcical
Sensuous
38. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Earthy
Terse
Puritanical
Realistic
39. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Trite
Journalistic
Depressing
Baroque
40. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Farcical
Poetical
Philosophical
Urbane
41. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Urbane
Puritanical
Surrealistic
Flamboyant
42. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Nostalgic
Classical
Convoluted
Effeminate
43. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Puritanical
Affected
Archaic
Subjective
44. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Naturalistic
Erudite
Absurd
Primitive
45. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Erudite
Journalistic
Detached
Elegiac
46. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Flamboyant
Cinematic
Pious
Irreverent
47. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Stark
Evocative
Farcical
Persuasive
48. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Epistolary
Convincing
Impressionistic
Bizarre
49. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Banal
Colloquial
Detached
Cinematic
50. Resentful - enraged
Angry
Absurd
Farcical
Affected