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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. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Impressionistic
Absurd
Sensuous
Evocative
2. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Wordy
Comic
Earthy
Whimsical
3. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Mournful
Contemptuous
Philosophical
Subjective
4. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Comic
Satirical
Elegiac
Rhythmic
5. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Pompous
Colloquial
Comic
Satirical
6. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Nostalgic
Bombastic
Victorian
Prurient
7. Effectively concise - brief
Bombastic
Terse
Prurient
Facetious
8. Learned - scholarly
Concise
Erudite
Cynical
Metaphorical
9. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Impressionistic
Baroque
Evocative
Crepuscular
10. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Analytical
Lyrical
Crepuscular
Earthy
11. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Naturalistic
Trite
Comic
Sardonic
12. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Abstract
Impressionistic
Cinematic
Ambiguous
13. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Nostalgic
Abstract
Fatalistic
Elegiac
14. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Trite
Convincing
Depressing
Iconoclastic
15. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Trite
Ironic
Absurd
Persuasive
16. Resentful - enraged
Angry
Affected
Fluid
Archaic
17. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Sardonic
Effeminate
Surrealistic
Anecdotal
18. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Ominous
Journalistic
Concise
Psychological
19. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Concise
Decadent
Satirical
Impressionistic
20. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Stark
Impressionistic
Effeminate
Eulogistic
21. Flowing smoothly
Childish
Epistolary
Fluid
Subjective
22. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Baroque
Persuasive
Cinematic
Journalistic
23. Pointless and uninteresting
Bombastic
Banal
Whimsical
Fluid
24. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Puritanical
Bland
Angry
Subjective
25. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Concise
Convoluted
Mundane
Sardonic
26. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Naturalistic
Colloquial
Subjective
Trite
27. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Crepuscular
Earthy
Cinematic
Ominous
28. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Baroque
Cinematic
Expressionistic
Naturalistic
29. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Ironic
Ominous
Objective
Classical
30. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Ironic
Ominous
Fluid
Wordy
31. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Concise
Satirical
Trite
Flamboyant
32. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Ominous
Naturalistic
Surrealistic
Baroque
33. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Breezy
Erudite
Comic
Rhythmic
34. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Bizarre
Cynical
Pious
Lyrical
35. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Poetical
Rhythmic
Romantic
Wordy
36. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Classical
Realistic
Sensuous
Absurd
37. Using very few words to express a great deal
Rhythmic
Concise
Discursive
Dreamlike
38. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Dreamlike
Nostalgic
Persuasive
Eulogistic
39. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Trite
Metaphorical
Stark
Ominous
40. Sophisticated - socially polished
Detached
Primitive
Urbane
Concise
41. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Bombastic
Baroque
Sardonic
Evocative
42. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Nostalgic
Childish
Whimsical
Pompous
43. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Earthy
Puritanical
Bombastic
Discursive
44. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Iconoclastic
Pious
Whimsical
Rhythmic
45. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Philosophical
Fatalistic
Metaphorical
Trite
46. Expressing contempt or disdain
Bizarre
Contemptuous
Cynical
Convoluted
47. Unusually strange or odd
Sensuous
Flamboyant
Crepuscular
Bizarre
48. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Facetious
Stark
Naturalistic
Psychological
49. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Childish
Fluid
Angry
Irreverent
50. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Primitive
Discursive
Anecdotal
Contemptuous