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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. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Banal
Convincing
Fatalistic
Stark
2. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Bland
Metaphorical
Pious
Philosophical
3. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Pious
Cynical
Subjective
Bombastic
4. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Bizarre
Prurient
Expressionistic
Iconoclastic
5. 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
Contemptuous
Persuasive
Poetical
Romantic
6. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Rhythmic
Urbane
Metaphorical
Nostalgic
7. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Poetical
Bombastic
Discursive
Surrealistic
8. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Earthy
Irreverent
Flamboyant
Mournful
9. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Colloquial
Affected
Discursive
Realistic
10. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Austere
Realistic
Comic
Bizarre
11. In the style of an earlier period
Archaic
Wordy
Expressionistic
Persuasive
12. Learned - scholarly
Erudite
Poetical
Psychological
Ironic
13. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Sardonic
Stark
Concise
Cinematic
14. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Bombastic
Bizarre
Sardonic
Lyrical
15. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Earthy
Austere
Affected
Prurient
16. Sophisticated - socially polished
Urbane
Confessional
Journalistic
Irreverent
17. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Colloquial
Irreverent
Puritanical
Cinematic
18. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Abstract
Affected
Sensuous
Earthy
19. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Discursive
Sensuous
Subjective
Effeminate
20. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Irreverent
Convoluted
Decadent
Metaphorical
21. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Iconoclastic
Decadent
Lyrical
Cynical
22. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Pompous
Victorian
Erudite
Emotional
23. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Pious
Detached
Cinematic
Evocative
24. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Facetious
Epistolary
Mournful
Comic
25. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Lyrical
Pompous
Dreamlike
Stark
26. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Rhythmic
Dreamlike
Crepuscular
Comic
27. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Trite
Urbane
Journalistic
Abstract
28. Unusually strange or odd
Bizarre
Rhythmic
Impressionistic
Sardonic
29. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Angry
Wordy
Pious
Whimsical
30. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Wordy
Angry
Objective
Evocative
31. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Emotional
Elegiac
Stark
Fluid
32. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Breezy
Journalistic
Effeminate
Detached
33. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Contemptuous
Stark
Anecdotal
Romantic
34. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Concise
Mundane
Fatalistic
Fluid
35. Pointless and uninteresting
Fluid
Lyrical
Effeminate
Banal
36. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Victorian
Naturalistic
Fluid
Wordy
37. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Irreverent
Erudite
Confessional
Absurd
38. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Iconoclastic
Psychological
Epistolary
Journalistic
39. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Contemptuous
Epistolary
Objective
Crepuscular
40. Flowing smoothly
Classical
Convoluted
Fluid
Poetical
41. Resentful - enraged
Elegiac
Angry
Analytical
Depressing
42. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Earthy
Whimsical
Pompous
Metaphorical
43. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Breezy
Abstract
Impressionistic
Iconoclastic
44. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Puritanical
Dreamlike
Irreverent
Sensuous
45. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Breezy
Eulogistic
Poetical
Pompous
46. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Angry
Cynical
Parody
Nostalgic
47. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Eulogistic
Crepuscular
Satirical
Mournful
48. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Bland
Mournful
Childish
Impressionistic
49. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Mournful
Anecdotal
Analytical
Absurd
50. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Lyrical
Parody
Stark
Eulogistic