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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. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Prurient
Angry
Mundane
Puritanical
2. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Confessional
Nostalgic
Epistolary
Crepuscular
3. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Urbane
Philosophical
Pompous
Fatalistic
4. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Convincing
Dreamlike
Eulogistic
Comic
5. 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)
Erudite
Classical
Absurd
Parody
6. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Metaphorical
Irreverent
Subjective
Pious
7. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Bland
Classical
Surrealistic
Nostalgic
8. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Anecdotal
Detached
Pompous
Ominous
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
Depressing
Banal
Prurient
Romantic
10. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Psychological
Fluid
Surrealistic
Earthy
11. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Mundane
Decadent
Crepuscular
Subjective
12. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Ambiguous
Romantic
Objective
Journalistic
13. Having two or more possible meanings
Urbane
Ambiguous
Analytical
Elegiac
14. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Cinematic
Primitive
Contemptuous
Persuasive
15. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Sensuous
Colloquial
Earthy
Ominous
16. Having the characteristics of a dream
Dreamlike
Erudite
Romantic
Trite
17. Learned - scholarly
Naturalistic
Confessional
Impressionistic
Erudite
18. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Urbane
Childish
Objective
Naturalistic
19. Much given to strong feelings
Depressing
Stark
Subjective
Emotional
20. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Terse
Banal
Classical
Abstract
21. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Journalistic
Impressionistic
Mournful
Analytical
22. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Abstract
Facetious
Pompous
Sensuous
23. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Fatalistic
Subjective
Metaphorical
Bombastic
24. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Persuasive
Classical
Philosophical
Farcical
25. In the style of an earlier period
Irreverent
Trite
Archaic
Baroque
26. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Ominous
Wordy
Journalistic
Baroque
27. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Realistic
Victorian
Objective
Satirical
28. Pointless and uninteresting
Austere
Erudite
Sensuous
Banal
29. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Rhythmic
Urbane
Romantic
Baroque
30. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Pious
Iconoclastic
Ironic
Emotional
31. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Bombastic
Angry
Psychological
Poetical
32. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Eulogistic
Farcical
Expressionistic
Impressionistic
33. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Classical
Angry
Concise
Decadent
34. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Effeminate
Evocative
Metaphorical
Anecdotal
35. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Psychological
Concise
Fatalistic
Facetious
36. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Mundane
Romantic
Analytical
Fatalistic
37. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Eulogistic
Farcical
Bizarre
Lyrical
38. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Discursive
Flamboyant
Cynical
Classical
39. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Abstract
Poetical
Pompous
Baroque
40. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Mournful
Metaphorical
Impressionistic
Austere
41. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Flamboyant
Depressing
Ironic
Facetious
42. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Terse
Decadent
Philosophical
Pompous
43. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Ironic
Anecdotal
Persuasive
Colloquial
44. Expressing contempt or disdain
Sensuous
Confessional
Psychological
Contemptuous
45. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Surrealistic
Iconoclastic
Anecdotal
Farcical
46. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Whimsical
Effeminate
Realistic
Sensuous
47. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Stark
Objective
Urbane
Angry
48. Using very few words to express a great deal
Flamboyant
Concise
Analytical
Ambiguous
49. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Fatalistic
Convincing
Elegiac
Irreverent
50. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Crepuscular
Contemptuous
Dreamlike
Childish