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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. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Analytical
Cynical
Terse
Effeminate
2. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Colloquial
Terse
Primitive
Fluid
3. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Breezy
Elegiac
Prurient
Psychological
4. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Satirical
Realistic
Convincing
Elegiac
5. Pointless and uninteresting
Ironic
Philosophical
Journalistic
Banal
6. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Lyrical
Abstract
Breezy
Eulogistic
7. Using very few words to express a great deal
Prurient
Colloquial
Concise
Impressionistic
8. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Cinematic
Depressing
Puritanical
Satirical
9. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Metaphorical
Naturalistic
Analytical
Convincing
10. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Confessional
Satirical
Naturalistic
Depressing
11. 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)
Decadent
Parody
Convoluted
Affected
12. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Wordy
Discursive
Prurient
Objective
13. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Contemptuous
Surrealistic
Earthy
Persuasive
14. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Bland
Austere
Naturalistic
Victorian
15. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Discursive
Romantic
Anecdotal
Expressionistic
16. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Poetical
Stark
Fluid
Flamboyant
17. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Colloquial
Expressionistic
Naturalistic
Sensuous
18. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Emotional
Cynical
Rhythmic
Baroque
19. Unusually strange or odd
Wordy
Bizarre
Contemptuous
Decadent
20. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Effeminate
Bland
Classical
Pious
21. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Journalistic
Nostalgic
Realistic
Absurd
22. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Farcical
Satirical
Primitive
Naturalistic
23. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Irreverent
Whimsical
Primitive
Puritanical
24. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Austere
Puritanical
Archaic
Mundane
25. Learned - scholarly
Naturalistic
Romantic
Erudite
Archaic
26. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Whimsical
Cynical
Naturalistic
Rhythmic
27. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Rhythmic
Iconoclastic
Confessional
Parody
28. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Classical
Cinematic
Sardonic
Subjective
29. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Stark
Evocative
Cynical
Satirical
30. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Detached
Facetious
Prurient
Wordy
31. Having the characteristics of a dream
Bizarre
Affected
Dreamlike
Irreverent
32. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Nostalgic
Mournful
Angry
Rhythmic
33. Expressing contempt or disdain
Mundane
Contemptuous
Baroque
Banal
34. Having two or more possible meanings
Epistolary
Dreamlike
Erudite
Ambiguous
35. In the style of an earlier period
Sardonic
Ominous
Archaic
Subjective
36. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Lyrical
Fatalistic
Parody
Absurd
37. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Crepuscular
Impressionistic
Sensuous
Childish
38. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Pompous
Earthy
Metaphorical
Comic
39. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Subjective
Realistic
Evocative
Analytical
40. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Journalistic
Philosophical
Erudite
Puritanical
41. 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
Iconoclastic
Baroque
Ironic
Romantic
42. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Farcical
Journalistic
Ironic
Baroque
43. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Earthy
Anecdotal
Convoluted
Pompous
44. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Evocative
Abstract
Nostalgic
Cynical
45. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Parody
Evocative
Abstract
Pious
46. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Abstract
Terse
Archaic
Confessional
47. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Erudite
Cynical
Bland
Analytical
48. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Puritanical
Fatalistic
Childish
Colloquial
49. Pretentious and pompous
Rhythmic
Convincing
Facetious
Bombastic
50. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Epistolary
Cinematic
Absurd
Decadent