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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. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Bizarre
Naturalistic
Primitive
Realistic
2. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Analytical
Crepuscular
Affected
Satirical
3. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Trite
Affected
Decadent
Bombastic
4. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Analytical
Epistolary
Sardonic
Terse
5. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Baroque
Trite
Archaic
Puritanical
6. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Irreverent
Concise
Primitive
Metaphorical
7. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Flamboyant
Whimsical
Rhythmic
Ominous
8. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Archaic
Classical
Stark
Sensuous
9. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Victorian
Elegiac
Eulogistic
Emotional
10. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Victorian
Bland
Banal
Affected
11. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Convoluted
Cynical
Pompous
Facetious
12. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Sardonic
Evocative
Persuasive
Psychological
13. Much given to strong feelings
Crepuscular
Primitive
Emotional
Subjective
14. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Childish
Discursive
Ironic
Victorian
15. Involving letters
Fluid
Epistolary
Impressionistic
Terse
16. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Bland
Depressing
Cinematic
Prurient
17. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Crepuscular
Psychological
Ominous
Pious
18. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Sensuous
Abstract
Farcical
Comic
19. Learned - scholarly
Erudite
Detached
Persuasive
Pompous
20. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Nostalgic
Elegiac
Breezy
Victorian
21. Unusually strange or odd
Subjective
Bizarre
Surrealistic
Flamboyant
22. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Contemptuous
Bombastic
Anecdotal
Classical
23. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Nostalgic
Convoluted
Concise
Lyrical
24. 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
Dreamlike
Bizarre
Ambiguous
25. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Expressionistic
Bombastic
Dreamlike
Philosophical
26. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Banal
Crepuscular
Primitive
Satirical
27. Having two or more possible meanings
Subjective
Fluid
Ambiguous
Cynical
28. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Persuasive
Erudite
Comic
Victorian
29. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Cinematic
Bizarre
Farcical
Concise
30. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Farcical
Comic
Pious
Ominous
31. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Childish
Impressionistic
Puritanical
Comic
32. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Confessional
Ambiguous
Nostalgic
Eulogistic
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
Confessional
Romantic
Naturalistic
Childish
34. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Bombastic
Pious
Baroque
Anecdotal
35. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Colloquial
Pompous
Convincing
Detached
36. Having the characteristics of a dream
Bland
Urbane
Childish
Dreamlike
37. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Trite
Ominous
Absurd
Discursive
38. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Surrealistic
Affected
Decadent
Convincing
39. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Dreamlike
Naturalistic
Prurient
Colloquial
40. Sophisticated - socially polished
Cinematic
Urbane
Rhythmic
Decadent
41. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Evocative
Mundane
Impressionistic
Flamboyant
42. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Lyrical
Poetical
Bombastic
Austere
43. In the style of an earlier period
Epistolary
Eulogistic
Archaic
Nostalgic
44. Effectively concise - brief
Terse
Ambiguous
Primitive
Wordy
45. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Poetical
Objective
Ominous
Ironic
46. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Fluid
Naturalistic
Romantic
Cinematic
47. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Poetical
Expressionistic
Facetious
Banal
48. Flowing smoothly
Fluid
Pious
Farcical
Metaphorical
49. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Bizarre
Metaphorical
Childish
Sensuous
50. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Dreamlike
Emotional
Evocative
Fatalistic