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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. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Terse
Iconoclastic
Abstract
Facetious
2. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Austere
Breezy
Baroque
Philosophical
3. Learned - scholarly
Bizarre
Erudite
Journalistic
Trite
4. 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
Pompous
Surrealistic
Persuasive
Romantic
5. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Impressionistic
Fatalistic
Affected
Satirical
6. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Cinematic
Irreverent
Epistolary
Urbane
7. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Urbane
Ironic
Flamboyant
Impressionistic
8. 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
Journalistic
Philosophical
Mournful
9. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Contemptuous
Ominous
Convincing
Sensuous
10. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Angry
Emotional
Sensuous
Discursive
11. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Erudite
Contemptuous
Expressionistic
Classical
12. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Farcical
Nostalgic
Wordy
Satirical
13. Pretentious and pompous
Poetical
Bombastic
Sardonic
Breezy
14. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Subjective
Trite
Crepuscular
Colloquial
15. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Nostalgic
Urbane
Decadent
Fluid
16. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Wordy
Iconoclastic
Breezy
Ironic
17. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Wordy
Abstract
Austere
Puritanical
18. Unusually strange or odd
Terse
Fatalistic
Bizarre
Nostalgic
19. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Nostalgic
Satirical
Psychological
Victorian
20. In the style of an earlier period
Puritanical
Farcical
Archaic
Evocative
21. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Concise
Surrealistic
Archaic
Romantic
22. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Ambiguous
Convincing
Ominous
Elegiac
23. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Confessional
Earthy
Farcical
Effeminate
24. Flowing smoothly
Earthy
Lyrical
Fluid
Bland
25. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Bland
Cinematic
Journalistic
Detached
26. Resentful - enraged
Elegiac
Pious
Colloquial
Angry
27. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Concise
Detached
Ironic
Rhythmic
28. Effectively concise - brief
Parody
Flamboyant
Baroque
Terse
29. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Prurient
Comic
Pious
Parody
30. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Banal
Sensuous
Realistic
Colloquial
31. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Nostalgic
Whimsical
Childish
Mournful
32. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Impressionistic
Erudite
Fluid
Mundane
33. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Abstract
Persuasive
Expressionistic
Breezy
34. Expressing contempt or disdain
Impressionistic
Contemptuous
Absurd
Puritanical
35. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Emotional
Trite
Primitive
Bland
36. Involving letters
Analytical
Puritanical
Psychological
Epistolary
37. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Mournful
Poetical
Journalistic
Erudite
38. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Comic
Angry
Elegiac
Irreverent
39. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Journalistic
Subjective
Pompous
Absurd
40. Pointless and uninteresting
Banal
Comic
Convoluted
Concise
41. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Journalistic
Puritanical
Anecdotal
Impressionistic
42. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Effeminate
Baroque
Convoluted
Surrealistic
43. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Victorian
Philosophical
Urbane
Depressing
44. Using very few words to express a great deal
Fatalistic
Angry
Concise
Wordy
45. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Breezy
Impressionistic
Stark
Philosophical
46. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Subjective
Baroque
Epistolary
Convincing
47. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Poetical
Absurd
Cynical
Philosophical
48. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Prurient
Pious
Pompous
Decadent
49. Having the characteristics of a dream
Earthy
Romantic
Dreamlike
Psychological
50. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Erudite
Subjective
Colloquial
Earthy