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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. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Lyrical
Mundane
Bombastic
Philosophical
2. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Breezy
Poetical
Colloquial
Eulogistic
3. Flowing smoothly
Fluid
Realistic
Satirical
Comic
4. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Surrealistic
Pompous
Discursive
Cynical
5. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Rhythmic
Absurd
Pompous
Baroque
6. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Surrealistic
Austere
Poetical
Farcical
7. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Romantic
Analytical
Banal
Urbane
8. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Satirical
Affected
Discursive
Rhythmic
9. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Lyrical
Comic
Psychological
Poetical
10. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Sensuous
Ambiguous
Eulogistic
Classical
11. Expressing contempt or disdain
Anecdotal
Contemptuous
Crepuscular
Erudite
12. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Convincing
Facetious
Surrealistic
Whimsical
13. Having the characteristics of a dream
Lyrical
Psychological
Naturalistic
Dreamlike
14. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Sensuous
Metaphorical
Satirical
Objective
15. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Poetical
Absurd
Farcical
Objective
16. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Mournful
Primitive
Abstract
Naturalistic
17. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Depressing
Nostalgic
Realistic
Crepuscular
18. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Confessional
Colloquial
Wordy
Mournful
19. Learned - scholarly
Romantic
Mundane
Erudite
Baroque
20. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Stark
Angry
Nostalgic
Childish
21. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Victorian
Farcical
Fluid
Elegiac
22. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Bland
Abstract
Prurient
Eulogistic
23. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Sardonic
Stark
Prurient
Terse
24. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Ironic
Pious
Urbane
Austere
25. Unusually strange or odd
Subjective
Realistic
Bizarre
Prurient
26. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Concise
Terse
Parody
Realistic
27. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Wordy
Flamboyant
Emotional
Lyrical
28. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Bland
Persuasive
Parody
Ominous
29. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Childish
Journalistic
Breezy
Colloquial
30. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Earthy
Sardonic
Persuasive
Epistolary
31. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Childish
Comic
Urbane
Archaic
32. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Expressionistic
Romantic
Naturalistic
Sardonic
33. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Sensuous
Confessional
Contemptuous
Rhythmic
34. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Ominous
Rhythmic
Evocative
Convincing
35. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Baroque
Puritanical
Classical
Iconoclastic
36. Resentful - enraged
Urbane
Angry
Analytical
Prurient
37. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Eulogistic
Terse
Breezy
Detached
38. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Romantic
Nostalgic
Fatalistic
Childish
39. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Iconoclastic
Archaic
Emotional
Pious
40. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Austere
Abstract
Decadent
Breezy
41. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Childish
Subjective
Prurient
Victorian
42. Effectively concise - brief
Comic
Surrealistic
Terse
Bizarre
43. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Eulogistic
Fluid
Elegiac
Effeminate
44. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Cinematic
Lyrical
Naturalistic
Objective
45. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Rhythmic
Stark
Expressionistic
Trite
46. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Surrealistic
Baroque
Confessional
Pious
47. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Subjective
Elegiac
Decadent
Whimsical
48. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Irreverent
Naturalistic
Ominous
Baroque
49. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Angry
Naturalistic
Sensuous
Affected
50. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Austere
Angry
Ironic
Objective