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AP Tone And Style Vocab
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vocabulary
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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. Resentful - enraged
Angry
Rhythmic
Banal
Objective
2. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Angry
Effeminate
Contemptuous
Mournful
3. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Colloquial
Wordy
Naturalistic
Sensuous
4. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Facetious
Evocative
Analytical
Depressing
5. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Puritanical
Philosophical
Persuasive
Metaphorical
6. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Urbane
Poetical
Dreamlike
Satirical
7. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Angry
Trite
Subjective
Crepuscular
8. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Objective
Baroque
Whimsical
Sardonic
9. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Ironic
Convincing
Discursive
Crepuscular
10. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Naturalistic
Comic
Rhythmic
Poetical
11. Having the characteristics of a dream
Wordy
Detached
Banal
Dreamlike
12. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Affected
Whimsical
Dreamlike
Evocative
13. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Sardonic
Urbane
Facetious
Journalistic
14. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Naturalistic
Erudite
Discursive
Affected
15. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Archaic
Lyrical
Victorian
Decadent
16. Effectively concise - brief
Convincing
Ominous
Victorian
Terse
17. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Ironic
Journalistic
Convincing
Urbane
18. Expressing contempt or disdain
Cynical
Contemptuous
Classical
Rhythmic
19. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Sensuous
Iconoclastic
Puritanical
Psychological
20. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Ironic
Rhythmic
Fluid
Philosophical
21. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Surrealistic
Bland
Comic
Discursive
22. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Contemptuous
Irreverent
Bland
Mundane
23. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Ambiguous
Iconoclastic
Stark
Anecdotal
24. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Bizarre
Nostalgic
Metaphorical
Confessional
25. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Angry
Cinematic
Anecdotal
Absurd
26. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Ominous
Epistolary
Pious
Facetious
27. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Psychological
Sardonic
Fatalistic
Whimsical
28. 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)
Parody
Realistic
Emotional
Poetical
29. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Lyrical
Facetious
Austere
Flamboyant
30. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Mournful
Concise
Childish
Earthy
31. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Ambiguous
Metaphorical
Crepuscular
Realistic
32. In the style of an earlier period
Expressionistic
Angry
Classical
Archaic
33. Unusually strange or odd
Nostalgic
Bizarre
Irreverent
Mournful
34. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Breezy
Stark
Mundane
Flamboyant
35. Sophisticated - socially polished
Mournful
Realistic
Urbane
Wordy
36. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Fatalistic
Satirical
Austere
Colloquial
37. Flowing smoothly
Epistolary
Comic
Abstract
Fluid
38. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Iconoclastic
Evocative
Cynical
Wordy
39. Involving letters
Cynical
Parody
Angry
Epistolary
40. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Wordy
Satirical
Prurient
Victorian
41. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Abstract
Breezy
Farcical
Rhythmic
42. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Colloquial
Objective
Mundane
Discursive
43. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Depressing
Naturalistic
Trite
Baroque
44. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Impressionistic
Persuasive
Nostalgic
Victorian
45. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Earthy
Stark
Psychological
Decadent
46. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Eulogistic
Farcical
Cinematic
Crepuscular
47. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Poetical
Bland
Confessional
Victorian
48. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Philosophical
Detached
Epistolary
Elegiac
49. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Primitive
Classical
Convoluted
Breezy
50. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Bombastic
Lyrical
Cynical
Ironic