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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. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Mundane
Objective
Lyrical
Effeminate
2. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Subjective
Poetical
Crepuscular
Psychological
3. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Philosophical
Pious
Depressing
Satirical
4. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Impressionistic
Trite
Bombastic
Primitive
5. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Objective
Pompous
Nostalgic
Mundane
6. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Fatalistic
Romantic
Convoluted
Psychological
7. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Facetious
Crepuscular
Flamboyant
Concise
8. Pointless and uninteresting
Banal
Sensuous
Trite
Bland
9. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Rhythmic
Philosophical
Eulogistic
Iconoclastic
10. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Archaic
Sensuous
Subjective
Fatalistic
11. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Childish
Abstract
Elegiac
Emotional
12. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Nostalgic
Elegiac
Philosophical
Banal
13. Unusually strange or odd
Archaic
Bizarre
Pompous
Baroque
14. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Cinematic
Poetical
Pious
Discursive
15. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Prurient
Bland
Abstract
Romantic
16. Having the characteristics of a dream
Erudite
Dreamlike
Prurient
Parody
17. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Impressionistic
Urbane
Prurient
Mundane
18. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Iconoclastic
Crepuscular
Naturalistic
Emotional
19. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Evocative
Crepuscular
Dreamlike
Psychological
20. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Journalistic
Ironic
Eulogistic
Metaphorical
21. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Ironic
Nostalgic
Stark
Epistolary
22. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Classical
Bombastic
Bland
Metaphorical
23. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Primitive
Romantic
Nostalgic
Surrealistic
24. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Journalistic
Philosophical
Cynical
Impressionistic
25. 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
Discursive
Angry
Evocative
26. 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
Classical
Cinematic
Romantic
Elegiac
27. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Depressing
Bland
Colloquial
Philosophical
28. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Psychological
Absurd
Discursive
Expressionistic
29. In the style of an earlier period
Fatalistic
Archaic
Cynical
Flamboyant
30. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Ironic
Mundane
Comic
Puritanical
31. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Sardonic
Discursive
Analytical
Classical
32. Flowing smoothly
Angry
Iconoclastic
Farcical
Fluid
33. Expressing contempt or disdain
Nostalgic
Terse
Contemptuous
Breezy
34. Pretentious and pompous
Bombastic
Puritanical
Anecdotal
Fluid
35. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Archaic
Eulogistic
Trite
Anecdotal
36. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Bombastic
Trite
Naturalistic
Wordy
37. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Angry
Pious
Puritanical
Colloquial
38. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Convincing
Journalistic
Absurd
Stark
39. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Journalistic
Mundane
Absurd
Breezy
40. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Bland
Baroque
Convoluted
Prurient
41. Effectively concise - brief
Classical
Bland
Terse
Psychological
42. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Earthy
Naturalistic
Anecdotal
Elegiac
43. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Nostalgic
Puritanical
Romantic
Journalistic
44. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Effeminate
Nostalgic
Sardonic
Absurd
45. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Ambiguous
Convoluted
Cinematic
Effeminate
46. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Metaphorical
Confessional
Journalistic
Farcical
47. Having two or more possible meanings
Subjective
Victorian
Impressionistic
Ambiguous
48. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Effeminate
Bombastic
Whimsical
Mournful
49. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Poetical
Philosophical
Iconoclastic
Ironic
50. Much given to strong feelings
Ironic
Emotional
Discursive
Pompous