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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. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Mundane
Metaphorical
Stark
Archaic
2. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Persuasive
Crepuscular
Parody
Erudite
3. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Anecdotal
Austere
Fatalistic
Facetious
4. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Angry
Realistic
Convoluted
Nostalgic
5. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Elegiac
Ominous
Romantic
Victorian
6. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Convincing
Trite
Cinematic
Farcical
7. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Journalistic
Primitive
Convoluted
Absurd
8. Learned - scholarly
Pious
Angry
Trite
Erudite
9. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Expressionistic
Colloquial
Fatalistic
Evocative
10. Effectively concise - brief
Evocative
Victorian
Terse
Subjective
11. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Baroque
Eulogistic
Cynical
Persuasive
12. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Primitive
Colloquial
Sardonic
Lyrical
13. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Fluid
Realistic
Austere
Satirical
14. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Stark
Naturalistic
Discursive
Primitive
15. Having the characteristics of a dream
Nostalgic
Dreamlike
Parody
Convoluted
16. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Expressionistic
Cynical
Fatalistic
Abstract
17. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Subjective
Pompous
Trite
Colloquial
18. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Anecdotal
Victorian
Realistic
Bombastic
19. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Ambiguous
Stark
Psychological
Confessional
20. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Austere
Sardonic
Absurd
Decadent
21. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Puritanical
Colloquial
Bombastic
Stark
22. Much given to strong feelings
Elegiac
Metaphorical
Angry
Emotional
23. 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
Poetical
Angry
Wordy
24. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Stark
Satirical
Whimsical
Anecdotal
25. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Concise
Earthy
Psychological
Prurient
26. In the style of an earlier period
Trite
Expressionistic
Archaic
Pompous
27. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Victorian
Discursive
Ironic
Naturalistic
28. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Archaic
Flamboyant
Irreverent
Emotional
29. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Breezy
Pompous
Ominous
Surrealistic
30. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Parody
Mundane
Prurient
Bizarre
31. Using very few words to express a great deal
Pious
Concise
Primitive
Childish
32. Flowing smoothly
Affected
Fluid
Subjective
Romantic
33. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Absurd
Prurient
Surrealistic
Victorian
34. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Prurient
Metaphorical
Baroque
Earthy
35. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Irreverent
Cinematic
Effeminate
Earthy
36. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Victorian
Analytical
Cynical
Rhythmic
37. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Eulogistic
Flamboyant
Cinematic
Stark
38. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Prurient
Pious
Metaphorical
Wordy
39. Unusually strange or odd
Bombastic
Archaic
Bizarre
Iconoclastic
40. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Depressing
Cinematic
Convoluted
Naturalistic
41. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Mournful
Trite
Prurient
Childish
42. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Cynical
Confessional
Psychological
Discursive
43. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Philosophical
Surrealistic
Wordy
Contemptuous
44. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Fatalistic
Effeminate
Eulogistic
Evocative
45. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Wordy
Sensuous
Detached
Satirical
46. Expressing contempt or disdain
Ominous
Iconoclastic
Contemptuous
Affected
47. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Fluid
Expressionistic
Depressing
Eulogistic
48. Having two or more possible meanings
Bland
Whimsical
Epistolary
Ambiguous
49. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Classical
Bland
Sensuous
Fluid
50. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Bizarre
Wordy
Trite
Impressionistic