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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. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Cynical
Sardonic
Dreamlike
Banal
2. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Prurient
Lyrical
Persuasive
Journalistic
3. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Convincing
Puritanical
Depressing
Erudite
4. Having the characteristics of a dream
Dreamlike
Poetical
Sensuous
Colloquial
5. 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
Anecdotal
Eulogistic
Earthy
6. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Metaphorical
Austere
Stark
Sardonic
7. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Pious
Earthy
Comic
Primitive
8. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Childish
Epistolary
Journalistic
Abstract
9. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Iconoclastic
Journalistic
Whimsical
Urbane
10. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Convincing
Analytical
Bland
Satirical
11. Flowing smoothly
Classical
Discursive
Convincing
Fluid
12. Using very few words to express a great deal
Emotional
Epistolary
Facetious
Concise
13. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Nostalgic
Naturalistic
Convincing
Childish
14. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Facetious
Psychological
Convoluted
Sensuous
15. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Anecdotal
Ironic
Pious
Sensuous
16. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Impressionistic
Ironic
Bombastic
Emotional
17. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Fatalistic
Lyrical
Cinematic
Decadent
18. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Expressionistic
Impressionistic
Austere
Angry
19. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Prurient
Poetical
Pious
Flamboyant
20. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Earthy
Depressing
Irreverent
Effeminate
21. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Philosophical
Anecdotal
Decadent
Bombastic
22. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Bombastic
Philosophical
Earthy
Affected
23. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Philosophical
Nostalgic
Sardonic
Trite
24. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Affected
Earthy
Urbane
Archaic
25. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Primitive
Comic
Poetical
Colloquial
26. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Sensuous
Farcical
Elegiac
Impressionistic
27. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Evocative
Ambiguous
Naturalistic
Crepuscular
28. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Elegiac
Romantic
Journalistic
Lyrical
29. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Impressionistic
Discursive
Concise
Classical
30. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Farcical
Fluid
Puritanical
Naturalistic
31. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Comic
Rhythmic
Anecdotal
Impressionistic
32. Effectively concise - brief
Austere
Eulogistic
Analytical
Terse
33. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Nostalgic
Fluid
Stark
Persuasive
34. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Epistolary
Surrealistic
Rhythmic
Sensuous
35. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Bombastic
Rhythmic
Archaic
Farcical
36. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Metaphorical
Facetious
Philosophical
Fatalistic
37. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Psychological
Cynical
Expressionistic
Mundane
38. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Parody
Mournful
Analytical
Affected
39. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Breezy
Baroque
Subjective
Convincing
40. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Naturalistic
Wordy
Breezy
Colloquial
41. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Terse
Childish
Detached
Bizarre
42. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Classical
Victorian
Facetious
Affected
43. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Subjective
Ironic
Dreamlike
Contemptuous
44. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Baroque
Crepuscular
Detached
Comic
45. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Affected
Pompous
Eulogistic
Subjective
46. Expressing contempt or disdain
Contemptuous
Abstract
Colloquial
Detached
47. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Trite
Depressing
Primitive
Absurd
48. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Whimsical
Wordy
Poetical
Decadent
49. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Evocative
Puritanical
Mournful
Dreamlike
50. Learned - scholarly
Erudite
Farcical
Mournful
Mundane