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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. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Convincing
Confessional
Affected
Baroque
2. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Evocative
Parody
Surrealistic
Earthy
3. 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
Emotional
Expressionistic
Puritanical
Romantic
4. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Affected
Psychological
Absurd
Epistolary
5. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Evocative
Impressionistic
Childish
Classical
6. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Naturalistic
Epistolary
Sensuous
Impressionistic
7. 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)
Baroque
Facetious
Parody
Anecdotal
8. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Trite
Parody
Absurd
Metaphorical
9. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Sardonic
Subjective
Objective
Victorian
10. Resentful - enraged
Affected
Convincing
Angry
Cinematic
11. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Wordy
Colloquial
Sardonic
Puritanical
12. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Philosophical
Primitive
Parody
Subjective
13. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Wordy
Psychological
Earthy
Nostalgic
14. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Eulogistic
Realistic
Puritanical
Ambiguous
15. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Iconoclastic
Breezy
Earthy
Nostalgic
16. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Whimsical
Metaphorical
Concise
Eulogistic
17. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Effeminate
Baroque
Elegiac
Bombastic
18. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Breezy
Impressionistic
Subjective
Whimsical
19. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Impressionistic
Flamboyant
Baroque
Subjective
20. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Primitive
Poetical
Fluid
Concise
21. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Journalistic
Expressionistic
Affected
Pious
22. Flowing smoothly
Prurient
Fluid
Ironic
Parody
23. Having two or more possible meanings
Metaphorical
Stark
Baroque
Ambiguous
24. Pretentious and pompous
Depressing
Affected
Objective
Bombastic
25. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Classical
Effeminate
Archaic
Flamboyant
26. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Stark
Bizarre
Flamboyant
Detached
27. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Depressing
Concise
Elegiac
Childish
28. Much given to strong feelings
Convincing
Flamboyant
Emotional
Terse
29. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Primitive
Pious
Earthy
Stark
30. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Absurd
Childish
Ironic
Colloquial
31. Expressing contempt or disdain
Expressionistic
Bland
Contemptuous
Archaic
32. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Rhythmic
Flamboyant
Surrealistic
Fatalistic
33. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Crepuscular
Austere
Effeminate
Evocative
34. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Anecdotal
Detached
Affected
Decadent
35. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Irreverent
Bombastic
Evocative
Psychological
36. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Ironic
Pious
Convoluted
Fluid
37. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Terse
Wordy
Crepuscular
Mundane
38. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Satirical
Austere
Mournful
Absurd
39. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Anecdotal
Classical
Pompous
Irreverent
40. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Discursive
Cinematic
Decadent
Objective
41. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Convoluted
Objective
Flamboyant
Philosophical
42. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Persuasive
Bizarre
Comic
Metaphorical
43. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Fluid
Ominous
Parody
Colloquial
44. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Persuasive
Breezy
Prurient
Surrealistic
45. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Convincing
Persuasive
Ironic
Journalistic
46. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Baroque
Fluid
Stark
Anecdotal
47. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Realistic
Psychological
Austere
Earthy
48. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Terse
Crepuscular
Poetical
Expressionistic
49. Having the characteristics of a dream
Dreamlike
Psychological
Persuasive
Analytical
50. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Fluid
Convoluted
Journalistic
Crepuscular