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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. In the style of an earlier period
Archaic
Eulogistic
Romantic
Puritanical
2. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Banal
Fatalistic
Whimsical
Parody
3. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Expressionistic
Rhythmic
Facetious
Anecdotal
4. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Classical
Psychological
Bland
Archaic
5. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Affected
Anecdotal
Convoluted
Bland
6. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Convoluted
Classical
Effeminate
Depressing
7. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Rhythmic
Naturalistic
Sensuous
Erudite
8. Pointless and uninteresting
Analytical
Surrealistic
Journalistic
Banal
9. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Poetical
Affected
Facetious
Whimsical
10. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Detached
Fatalistic
Facetious
Comic
11. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Ironic
Mundane
Convincing
Austere
12. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Rhythmic
Poetical
Earthy
Decadent
13. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Austere
Effeminate
Lyrical
Bland
14. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Metaphorical
Parody
Fatalistic
Angry
15. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Anecdotal
Comic
Persuasive
Convincing
16. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Crepuscular
Comic
Expressionistic
Puritanical
17. Learned - scholarly
Objective
Erudite
Journalistic
Emotional
18. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Prurient
Decadent
Flamboyant
Depressing
19. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Banal
Affected
Rhythmic
Farcical
20. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Absurd
Affected
Bizarre
Pious
21. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Comic
Lyrical
Ambiguous
Childish
22. Flowing smoothly
Fluid
Cinematic
Abstract
Evocative
23. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Analytical
Fatalistic
Flamboyant
Sardonic
24. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Satirical
Primitive
Austere
Realistic
25. Much given to strong feelings
Confessional
Breezy
Emotional
Classical
26. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Evocative
Persuasive
Effeminate
Emotional
27. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Mundane
Abstract
Sensuous
Pious
28. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Fluid
Affected
Trite
Objective
29. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Pompous
Farcical
Effeminate
Psychological
30. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Bizarre
Analytical
Iconoclastic
Elegiac
31. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Surrealistic
Philosophical
Mundane
Comic
32. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Analytical
Bizarre
Comic
Colloquial
33. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Affected
Subjective
Whimsical
Trite
34. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Nostalgic
Classical
Crepuscular
Comic
35. Involving letters
Prurient
Epistolary
Anecdotal
Earthy
36. Using very few words to express a great deal
Absurd
Concise
Convoluted
Elegiac
37. Having two or more possible meanings
Ambiguous
Stark
Archaic
Poetical
38. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Affected
Cynical
Sardonic
Concise
39. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Facetious
Wordy
Naturalistic
Cinematic
40. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Realistic
Bombastic
Sensuous
Philosophical
41. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Irreverent
Trite
Surrealistic
Analytical
42. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Baroque
Analytical
Confessional
Nostalgic
43. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Classical
Wordy
Bland
Trite
44. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Rhythmic
Stark
Decadent
Eulogistic
45. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Iconoclastic
Wordy
Expressionistic
Sensuous
46. Unusually strange or odd
Bizarre
Depressing
Ominous
Crepuscular
47. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Elegiac
Baroque
Childish
Concise
48. Sophisticated - socially polished
Realistic
Iconoclastic
Crepuscular
Urbane
49. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Rhythmic
Detached
Elegiac
Contemptuous
50. Pretentious and pompous
Banal
Sardonic
Romantic
Bombastic