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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. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Mundane
Depressing
Poetical
Anecdotal
2. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Abstract
Concise
Psychological
Rhythmic
3. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Comic
Banal
Pompous
Expressionistic
4. Pretentious and pompous
Abstract
Philosophical
Bombastic
Sardonic
5. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Poetical
Sensuous
Comic
Prurient
6. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Whimsical
Abstract
Terse
Philosophical
7. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Surrealistic
Fluid
Farcical
Comic
8. Pointless and uninteresting
Facetious
Mournful
Convoluted
Banal
9. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Bland
Flamboyant
Concise
Absurd
10. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Banal
Affected
Colloquial
Absurd
11. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Facetious
Farcical
Expressionistic
Nostalgic
12. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Sensuous
Primitive
Pious
Analytical
13. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Stark
Earthy
Cinematic
Discursive
14. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Erudite
Sardonic
Ironic
Nostalgic
15. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Persuasive
Sensuous
Contemptuous
Poetical
16. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Philosophical
Mournful
Romantic
Classical
17. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Psychological
Emotional
Cinematic
Romantic
18. 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)
Epistolary
Effeminate
Lyrical
Parody
19. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Puritanical
Austere
Cinematic
Persuasive
20. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Victorian
Detached
Nostalgic
Childish
21. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Cynical
Urbane
Crepuscular
Metaphorical
22. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Objective
Detached
Ominous
Ironic
23. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Primitive
Cynical
Subjective
Journalistic
24. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Evocative
Affected
Concise
Decadent
25. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Lyrical
Decadent
Realistic
Concise
26. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Mournful
Journalistic
Bombastic
Lyrical
27. Effectively concise - brief
Depressing
Surrealistic
Terse
Wordy
28. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Comic
Fatalistic
Depressing
Persuasive
29. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Analytical
Pious
Facetious
Discursive
30. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Ambiguous
Objective
Confessional
Rhythmic
31. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Parody
Crepuscular
Stark
Subjective
32. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Evocative
Fluid
Puritanical
Urbane
33. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Rhythmic
Fatalistic
Primitive
Persuasive
34. 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
Austere
Evocative
Romantic
Primitive
35. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Effeminate
Irreverent
Fatalistic
Whimsical
36. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Psychological
Colloquial
Abstract
Wordy
37. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Puritanical
Whimsical
Analytical
Ambiguous
38. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Iconoclastic
Facetious
Crepuscular
Depressing
39. Having the characteristics of a dream
Philosophical
Depressing
Dreamlike
Confessional
40. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Pious
Convoluted
Lyrical
Satirical
41. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Rhythmic
Satirical
Philosophical
Crepuscular
42. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Realistic
Prurient
Ironic
Objective
43. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Mournful
Depressing
Emotional
Victorian
44. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Angry
Archaic
Sardonic
Baroque
45. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Eulogistic
Childish
Dreamlike
Decadent
46. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Realistic
Analytical
Abstract
Impressionistic
47. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Journalistic
Mundane
Banal
Sardonic
48. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Depressing
Naturalistic
Archaic
Rhythmic
49. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Bland
Romantic
Effeminate
Angry
50. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Mundane
Iconoclastic
Facetious
Persuasive