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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. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Rhythmic
Prurient
Depressing
Eulogistic
2. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Elegiac
Anecdotal
Convoluted
Urbane
3. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Mournful
Pious
Decadent
Bland
4. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Cinematic
Realistic
Irreverent
Farcical
5. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Ambiguous
Objective
Nostalgic
Iconoclastic
6. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Poetical
Discursive
Angry
Irreverent
7. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Subjective
Ominous
Philosophical
Angry
8. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Dreamlike
Whimsical
Archaic
Confessional
9. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Fluid
Cynical
Colloquial
Elegiac
10. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Irreverent
Effeminate
Subjective
Nostalgic
11. Having two or more possible meanings
Elegiac
Depressing
Ambiguous
Parody
12. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Concise
Epistolary
Abstract
Fatalistic
13. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Comic
Impressionistic
Childish
Surrealistic
14. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Discursive
Depressing
Detached
Trite
15. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Cynical
Parody
Comic
Abstract
16. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Primitive
Earthy
Subjective
Emotional
17. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Fatalistic
Bombastic
Journalistic
Classical
18. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Prurient
Evocative
Iconoclastic
Naturalistic
19. Having the characteristics of a dream
Dreamlike
Ambiguous
Austere
Convincing
20. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Urbane
Detached
Impressionistic
Effeminate
21. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Crepuscular
Pious
Mournful
Sardonic
22. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Wordy
Baroque
Ominous
Evocative
23. Flowing smoothly
Mundane
Sardonic
Fluid
Farcical
24. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Affected
Primitive
Journalistic
Detached
25. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Nostalgic
Satirical
Earthy
Confessional
26. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Objective
Farcical
Rhythmic
Contemptuous
27. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Farcical
Banal
Poetical
Absurd
28. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Convoluted
Colloquial
Metaphorical
Comic
29. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Childish
Emotional
Philosophical
Confessional
30. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Anecdotal
Baroque
Fluid
Colloquial
31. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Detached
Erudite
Iconoclastic
Colloquial
32. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Classical
Wordy
Puritanical
Ominous
33. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Contemptuous
Detached
Dreamlike
Journalistic
34. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Earthy
Eulogistic
Iconoclastic
Baroque
35. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Iconoclastic
Bizarre
Comic
Childish
36. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Mournful
Convoluted
Bombastic
Subjective
37. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Epistolary
Stark
Pompous
Facetious
38. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Trite
Iconoclastic
Naturalistic
Austere
39. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Realistic
Anecdotal
Classical
Romantic
40. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Contemptuous
Prurient
Parody
Cynical
41. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Subjective
Breezy
Contemptuous
Metaphorical
42. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Expressionistic
Lyrical
Pious
Epistolary
43. 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)
Urbane
Confessional
Convincing
Parody
44. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Cinematic
Detached
Subjective
Persuasive
45. In the style of an earlier period
Discursive
Sensuous
Absurd
Archaic
46. Expressing contempt or disdain
Expressionistic
Contemptuous
Ominous
Nostalgic
47. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Convincing
Depressing
Cinematic
Expressionistic
48. Pointless and uninteresting
Discursive
Lyrical
Erudite
Banal
49. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Banal
Cinematic
Wordy
Absurd
50. Effectively concise - brief
Objective
Farcical
Confessional
Terse