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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. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Metaphorical
Classical
Eulogistic
Ominous
2. 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
Comic
Iconoclastic
Romantic
Concise
3. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Nostalgic
Ironic
Affected
Archaic
4. Having the characteristics of a dream
Sensuous
Detached
Dreamlike
Elegiac
5. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Breezy
Banal
Contemptuous
Mundane
6. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Fluid
Urbane
Convoluted
Lyrical
7. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Elegiac
Cynical
Whimsical
Epistolary
8. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Austere
Concise
Pious
Surrealistic
9. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Wordy
Trite
Crepuscular
Effeminate
10. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Angry
Evocative
Lyrical
Elegiac
11. Having two or more possible meanings
Ambiguous
Cynical
Decadent
Expressionistic
12. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Urbane
Objective
Discursive
Elegiac
13. Flowing smoothly
Expressionistic
Impressionistic
Fluid
Classical
14. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Subjective
Affected
Dreamlike
Cinematic
15. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Colloquial
Naturalistic
Metaphorical
Facetious
16. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Baroque
Puritanical
Crepuscular
Pious
17. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Poetical
Depressing
Cinematic
Iconoclastic
18. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Contemptuous
Flamboyant
Angry
Puritanical
19. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Stark
Satirical
Convoluted
Urbane
20. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Persuasive
Bombastic
Fluid
Affected
21. Unusually strange or odd
Bland
Rhythmic
Affected
Bizarre
22. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Prurient
Ambiguous
Absurd
Evocative
23. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Lyrical
Nostalgic
Satirical
Decadent
24. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Classical
Philosophical
Flamboyant
Farcical
25. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Fatalistic
Eulogistic
Breezy
Depressing
26. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Evocative
Mournful
Contemptuous
Expressionistic
27. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Expressionistic
Decadent
Wordy
Detached
28. Resentful - enraged
Childish
Angry
Urbane
Decadent
29. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Journalistic
Terse
Philosophical
Confessional
30. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Sardonic
Whimsical
Poetical
Mournful
31. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Ironic
Austere
Iconoclastic
Fatalistic
32. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Psychological
Breezy
Farcical
Contemptuous
33. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Mundane
Sensuous
Earthy
Anecdotal
34. In the style of an earlier period
Decadent
Archaic
Convincing
Sensuous
35. 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
Colloquial
Surrealistic
Mournful
36. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Romantic
Philosophical
Stark
Dreamlike
37. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Pious
Confessional
Detached
Effeminate
38. Much given to strong feelings
Subjective
Poetical
Emotional
Bland
39. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Angry
Primitive
Satirical
Bizarre
40. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Ironic
Expressionistic
Abstract
Wordy
41. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Baroque
Bombastic
Irreverent
Farcical
42. Effectively concise - brief
Terse
Cinematic
Puritanical
Farcical
43. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Decadent
Comic
Discursive
Fatalistic
44. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Depressing
Angry
Cynical
Puritanical
45. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Colloquial
Mournful
Facetious
Sardonic
46. Pretentious and pompous
Bombastic
Cynical
Sardonic
Irreverent
47. Using very few words to express a great deal
Realistic
Rhythmic
Lyrical
Concise
48. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Fatalistic
Prurient
Evocative
Impressionistic
49. Pointless and uninteresting
Journalistic
Poetical
Persuasive
Banal
50. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Anecdotal
Childish
Surrealistic
Concise