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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. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Sardonic
Primitive
Terse
Victorian
2. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Evocative
Fluid
Rhythmic
Ironic
3. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Bland
Austere
Analytical
Affected
4. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Ominous
Emotional
Facetious
Absurd
5. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Anecdotal
Baroque
Discursive
Bland
6. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Cinematic
Comic
Anecdotal
Breezy
7. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Subjective
Urbane
Metaphorical
Elegiac
8. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Nostalgic
Banal
Parody
Surrealistic
9. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Trite
Prurient
Satirical
Sardonic
10. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Puritanical
Mundane
Naturalistic
Fluid
11. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Whimsical
Confessional
Ominous
Fluid
12. Flowing smoothly
Cinematic
Fluid
Victorian
Ambiguous
13. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Emotional
Detached
Elegiac
Fatalistic
14. Unusually strange or odd
Decadent
Bizarre
Pious
Earthy
15. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Romantic
Metaphorical
Ominous
Concise
16. Effectively concise - brief
Fatalistic
Abstract
Terse
Persuasive
17. Having the characteristics of a dream
Bombastic
Satirical
Metaphorical
Dreamlike
18. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Prurient
Pious
Discursive
Absurd
19. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Prurient
Elegiac
Pious
Journalistic
20. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Angry
Crepuscular
Fatalistic
Sensuous
21. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Psychological
Mundane
Decadent
Baroque
22. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Eulogistic
Breezy
Decadent
Anecdotal
23. Much given to strong feelings
Colloquial
Detached
Emotional
Elegiac
24. Having two or more possible meanings
Objective
Terse
Urbane
Ambiguous
25. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Rhythmic
Baroque
Psychological
Farcical
26. Sophisticated - socially polished
Concise
Urbane
Stark
Contemptuous
27. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Banal
Naturalistic
Eulogistic
Impressionistic
28. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Eulogistic
Ambiguous
Surrealistic
Primitive
29. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Confessional
Iconoclastic
Nostalgic
Crepuscular
30. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Poetical
Persuasive
Trite
Elegiac
31. 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)
Ironic
Parody
Comic
Ominous
32. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Terse
Evocative
Absurd
Bombastic
33. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Cynical
Colloquial
Cinematic
Victorian
34. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Bombastic
Flamboyant
Impressionistic
Objective
35. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Stark
Lyrical
Victorian
Fluid
36. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Colloquial
Abstract
Archaic
Facetious
37. Expressing contempt or disdain
Contemptuous
Concise
Discursive
Parody
38. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Victorian
Classical
Impressionistic
Farcical
39. 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
Effeminate
Romantic
Dreamlike
Angry
40. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Austere
Satirical
Anecdotal
Iconoclastic
41. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Objective
Ironic
Breezy
Mournful
42. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Stark
Effeminate
Analytical
Urbane
43. Using very few words to express a great deal
Austere
Eulogistic
Concise
Dreamlike
44. In the style of an earlier period
Detached
Archaic
Surrealistic
Austere
45. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Earthy
Lyrical
Whimsical
Affected
46. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Bombastic
Austere
Childish
Convoluted
47. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Detached
Childish
Ironic
Affected
48. Resentful - enraged
Angry
Convincing
Pious
Discursive
49. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Analytical
Angry
Persuasive
Elegiac
50. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Dreamlike
Discursive
Comic
Psychological