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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
Objective
Fatalistic
Lyrical
Archaic
2. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Confessional
Whimsical
Crepuscular
Flamboyant
3. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Erudite
Effeminate
Earthy
Sardonic
4. Effectively concise - brief
Expressionistic
Facetious
Evocative
Terse
5. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Flamboyant
Rhythmic
Persuasive
Expressionistic
6. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Concise
Evocative
Wordy
Archaic
7. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Contemptuous
Terse
Crepuscular
Sardonic
8. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Bland
Fatalistic
Crepuscular
Archaic
9. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Classical
Epistolary
Ominous
Farcical
10. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Angry
Journalistic
Eulogistic
Abstract
11. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Psychological
Satirical
Nostalgic
Colloquial
12. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Archaic
Convoluted
Elegiac
Realistic
13. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Cynical
Sensuous
Persuasive
Elegiac
14. Sophisticated - socially polished
Philosophical
Urbane
Confessional
Childish
15. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Analytical
Austere
Romantic
Persuasive
16. 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
Wordy
Austere
17. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Victorian
Primitive
Farcical
Colloquial
18. Flowing smoothly
Fluid
Nostalgic
Psychological
Confessional
19. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Stark
Analytical
Angry
Farcical
20. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Lyrical
Psychological
Sensuous
Convoluted
21. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Puritanical
Sardonic
Colloquial
Archaic
22. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Puritanical
Metaphorical
Bizarre
Contemptuous
23. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Evocative
Parody
Metaphorical
Pious
24. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Fatalistic
Fluid
Angry
Depressing
25. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Pious
Satirical
Lyrical
Terse
26. Involving letters
Whimsical
Epistolary
Breezy
Elegiac
27. Having two or more possible meanings
Banal
Trite
Ambiguous
Colloquial
28. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Absurd
Contemptuous
Impressionistic
Ironic
29. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Bizarre
Classical
Persuasive
Discursive
30. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Absurd
Concise
Pompous
Convoluted
31. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Eulogistic
Earthy
Bizarre
Ambiguous
32. Much given to strong feelings
Decadent
Farcical
Emotional
Mournful
33. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Evocative
Facetious
Detached
Puritanical
34. Expressing contempt or disdain
Poetical
Victorian
Effeminate
Contemptuous
35. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Crepuscular
Pious
Primitive
Subjective
36. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Erudite
Decadent
Convoluted
Philosophical
37. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Impressionistic
Primitive
Expressionistic
Whimsical
38. Learned - scholarly
Fatalistic
Erudite
Irreverent
Elegiac
39. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Erudite
Facetious
Concise
Baroque
40. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Urbane
Puritanical
Effeminate
Facetious
41. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Stark
Effeminate
Surrealistic
Mundane
42. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Banal
Objective
Farcical
Ironic
43. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Journalistic
Discursive
Wordy
Ambiguous
44. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Objective
Convoluted
Classical
Naturalistic
45. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Prurient
Urbane
Mournful
Whimsical
46. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Absurd
Lyrical
Whimsical
Surrealistic
47. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Epistolary
Contemptuous
Ironic
Satirical
48. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Impressionistic
Cinematic
Puritanical
Ironic
49. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Objective
Analytical
Mournful
Ironic
50. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Confessional
Ironic
Pious
Bizarre