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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. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Persuasive
Childish
Primitive
Facetious
2. Having the characteristics of a dream
Confessional
Childish
Dreamlike
Bland
3. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Cynical
Victorian
Abstract
Evocative
4. Flowing smoothly
Trite
Evocative
Fluid
Rhythmic
5. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Mundane
Crepuscular
Facetious
Baroque
6. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Analytical
Angry
Colloquial
Pompous
7. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Baroque
Absurd
Rhythmic
Colloquial
8. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Evocative
Poetical
Primitive
Absurd
9. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Cynical
Flamboyant
Objective
Detached
10. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Metaphorical
Journalistic
Facetious
Flamboyant
11. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Convoluted
Absurd
Pious
Bombastic
12. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Stark
Baroque
Urbane
Pompous
13. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Objective
Sardonic
Cinematic
Comic
14. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Convincing
Iconoclastic
Banal
Subjective
15. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Elegiac
Philosophical
Fluid
Flamboyant
16. 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)
Comic
Contemptuous
Parody
Psychological
17. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Eulogistic
Journalistic
Primitive
Depressing
18. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Archaic
Psychological
Convincing
Crepuscular
19. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Farcical
Mournful
Rhythmic
Analytical
20. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Anecdotal
Facetious
Persuasive
Analytical
21. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Ambiguous
Puritanical
Archaic
Realistic
22. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Austere
Detached
Naturalistic
Confessional
23. Having two or more possible meanings
Emotional
Psychological
Anecdotal
Ambiguous
24. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Ominous
Decadent
Expressionistic
Anecdotal
25. Effectively concise - brief
Bizarre
Erudite
Terse
Bombastic
26. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Surrealistic
Lyrical
Naturalistic
Puritanical
27. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Rhythmic
Analytical
Elegiac
Poetical
28. Pointless and uninteresting
Classical
Banal
Mundane
Decadent
29. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Whimsical
Discursive
Bland
Expressionistic
30. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Comic
Whimsical
Effeminate
Prurient
31. Involving letters
Elegiac
Epistolary
Fatalistic
Convoluted
32. Using very few words to express a great deal
Lyrical
Trite
Mournful
Concise
33. 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
Romantic
Flamboyant
Trite
Wordy
34. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Cinematic
Angry
Mournful
Ominous
35. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Nostalgic
Irreverent
Comic
Fatalistic
36. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Confessional
Flamboyant
Bizarre
Psychological
37. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Rhythmic
Wordy
Subjective
Puritanical
38. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Angry
Poetical
Evocative
Comic
39. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Whimsical
Epistolary
Breezy
Archaic
40. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Philosophical
Bland
Ominous
Pompous
41. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Elegiac
Contemptuous
Breezy
Decadent
42. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Subjective
Confessional
Absurd
Erudite
43. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Ironic
Terse
Cinematic
Mournful
44. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Sardonic
Surrealistic
Prurient
Breezy
45. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Trite
Farcical
Analytical
Prurient
46. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Naturalistic
Banal
Pious
Primitive
47. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Objective
Impressionistic
Satirical
Pious
48. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Realistic
Terse
Objective
Discursive
49. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Classical
Cinematic
Decadent
Realistic
50. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Facetious
Cynical
Colloquial
Impressionistic