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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
Earthy
Effeminate
Nostalgic
Fluid
2. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Terse
Eulogistic
Journalistic
Prurient
3. 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
Dreamlike
Evocative
Pompous
4. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Facetious
Prurient
Objective
Baroque
5. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Colloquial
Surrealistic
Satirical
Ambiguous
6. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Satirical
Poetical
Trite
Eulogistic
7. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Abstract
Ambiguous
Depressing
Psychological
8. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Urbane
Ominous
Romantic
Pompous
9. Learned - scholarly
Dreamlike
Erudite
Subjective
Nostalgic
10. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Primitive
Bland
Wordy
Whimsical
11. In the style of an earlier period
Depressing
Subjective
Archaic
Realistic
12. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Ambiguous
Depressing
Poetical
Elegiac
13. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Objective
Parody
Impressionistic
Detached
14. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Absurd
Depressing
Contemptuous
Psychological
15. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Breezy
Farcical
Concise
Puritanical
16. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Mournful
Convincing
Sardonic
Farcical
17. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Cinematic
Convincing
Depressing
Romantic
18. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Victorian
Trite
Effeminate
Nostalgic
19. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Poetical
Abstract
Iconoclastic
Expressionistic
20. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Pompous
Crepuscular
Breezy
Parody
21. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Realistic
Baroque
Evocative
Nostalgic
22. Sophisticated - socially polished
Ominous
Evocative
Urbane
Elegiac
23. Using very few words to express a great deal
Terse
Surrealistic
Concise
Trite
24. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Ominous
Discursive
Nostalgic
Pious
25. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Confessional
Nostalgic
Contemptuous
Iconoclastic
26. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Crepuscular
Detached
Breezy
Convoluted
27. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Cynical
Pious
Surrealistic
Psychological
28. Resentful - enraged
Contemptuous
Angry
Lyrical
Pious
29. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Confessional
Victorian
Elegiac
Anecdotal
30. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Romantic
Farcical
Mournful
Objective
31. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Effeminate
Expressionistic
Psychological
Ironic
32. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Fluid
Abstract
Decadent
Convoluted
33. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Facetious
Parody
Pious
Confessional
34. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Epistolary
Wordy
Mournful
Comic
35. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Terse
Childish
Surrealistic
Flamboyant
36. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Decadent
Rhythmic
Comic
Philosophical
37. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Puritanical
Primitive
Elegiac
Objective
38. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Ambiguous
Affected
Fluid
Baroque
39. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Ominous
Mundane
Convincing
Pious
40. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Affected
Subjective
Baroque
Absurd
41. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Confessional
Primitive
Romantic
Stark
42. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Eulogistic
Whimsical
Sardonic
Puritanical
43. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Confessional
Epistolary
Discursive
Bizarre
44. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Pious
Convincing
Evocative
Sensuous
45. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Irreverent
Eulogistic
Poetical
Rhythmic
46. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Terse
Metaphorical
Flamboyant
Dreamlike
47. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Parody
Sensuous
Journalistic
Persuasive
48. Flowing smoothly
Farcical
Austere
Convincing
Fluid
49. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Fluid
Emotional
Convincing
Fatalistic
50. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Baroque
Flamboyant
Dreamlike
Wordy