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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. Unusually strange or odd
Archaic
Classical
Bizarre
Ominous
2. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Breezy
Expressionistic
Earthy
Ominous
3. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Breezy
Subjective
Cinematic
Whimsical
4. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Wordy
Concise
Convoluted
Journalistic
5. Much given to strong feelings
Confessional
Cinematic
Emotional
Effeminate
6. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Cynical
Elegiac
Convincing
Archaic
7. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Prurient
Austere
Flamboyant
Eulogistic
8. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Bombastic
Eulogistic
Farcical
Classical
9. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Nostalgic
Metaphorical
Primitive
Journalistic
10. In the style of an earlier period
Contemptuous
Bland
Analytical
Archaic
11. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Realistic
Austere
Fluid
Pompous
12. Resentful - enraged
Realistic
Subjective
Angry
Objective
13. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Subjective
Depressing
Confessional
Psychological
14. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Affected
Wordy
Impressionistic
Discursive
15. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Archaic
Banal
Psychological
Prurient
16. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Persuasive
Classical
Trite
Journalistic
17. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Analytical
Austere
Crepuscular
Impressionistic
18. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Victorian
Mundane
Fluid
Bland
19. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Eulogistic
Mundane
Flamboyant
Abstract
20. 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
Urbane
Poetical
Dreamlike
21. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Abstract
Subjective
Facetious
Confessional
22. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Mundane
Objective
Trite
Austere
23. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Decadent
Emotional
Philosophical
Childish
24. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Farcical
Poetical
Wordy
Impressionistic
25. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Bland
Dreamlike
Trite
Comic
26. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Angry
Rhythmic
Nostalgic
Concise
27. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Childish
Absurd
Convincing
Decadent
28. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Flamboyant
Emotional
Dreamlike
Sensuous
29. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Decadent
Evocative
Whimsical
Childish
30. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Evocative
Bombastic
Contemptuous
Mournful
31. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Concise
Baroque
Romantic
Crepuscular
32. Pointless and uninteresting
Banal
Wordy
Pompous
Victorian
33. Expressing contempt or disdain
Puritanical
Mournful
Elegiac
Contemptuous
34. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Angry
Earthy
Austere
Surrealistic
35. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Naturalistic
Romantic
Iconoclastic
Sardonic
36. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Iconoclastic
Childish
Discursive
Subjective
37. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Mundane
Objective
Sensuous
Terse
38. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Absurd
Ambiguous
Convincing
Cynical
39. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Decadent
Poetical
Mournful
Childish
40. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Trite
Eulogistic
Baroque
Impressionistic
41. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Fatalistic
Iconoclastic
Classical
Romantic
42. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Decadent
Bizarre
Anecdotal
Poetical
43. Pretentious and pompous
Realistic
Abstract
Bombastic
Affected
44. Flowing smoothly
Fluid
Epistolary
Banal
Concise
45. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Iconoclastic
Emotional
Primitive
Absurd
46. Having two or more possible meanings
Victorian
Ambiguous
Satirical
Impressionistic
47. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Nostalgic
Rhythmic
Abstract
Ambiguous
48. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Flamboyant
Breezy
Erudite
Contemptuous
49. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Anecdotal
Facetious
Elegiac
Puritanical
50. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Philosophical
Anecdotal
Satirical
Analytical