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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. Pretentious and pompous
Bombastic
Fluid
Effeminate
Farcical
2. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Discursive
Archaic
Emotional
Ambiguous
3. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Bombastic
Nostalgic
Comic
Irreverent
4. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Discursive
Subjective
Decadent
Angry
5. Having two or more possible meanings
Objective
Effeminate
Ambiguous
Cinematic
6. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Whimsical
Ironic
Anecdotal
Romantic
7. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Bland
Journalistic
Discursive
Fluid
8. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Mournful
Cinematic
Discursive
Objective
9. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Abstract
Affected
Persuasive
Whimsical
10. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Convincing
Facetious
Persuasive
Depressing
11. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Convoluted
Victorian
Puritanical
Mournful
12. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Emotional
Dreamlike
Cynical
Convoluted
13. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Earthy
Decadent
Satirical
Pompous
14. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Puritanical
Bombastic
Surrealistic
Childish
15. Much given to strong feelings
Primitive
Iconoclastic
Ominous
Emotional
16. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Metaphorical
Elegiac
Anecdotal
Confessional
17. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Contemptuous
Surrealistic
Impressionistic
Puritanical
18. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Dreamlike
Primitive
Confessional
Psychological
19. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Subjective
Ominous
Trite
Pious
20. Having the characteristics of a dream
Concise
Surrealistic
Dreamlike
Confessional
21. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Expressionistic
Iconoclastic
Pompous
Puritanical
22. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Abstract
Cinematic
Detached
Banal
23. 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
Naturalistic
Ironic
Comic
Romantic
24. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Earthy
Terse
Journalistic
Bombastic
25. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Psychological
Rhythmic
Convincing
Epistolary
26. Learned - scholarly
Confessional
Erudite
Ambiguous
Bizarre
27. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Convoluted
Persuasive
Stark
Farcical
28. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Anecdotal
Abstract
Stark
Classical
29. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Baroque
Wordy
Dreamlike
Nostalgic
30. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Earthy
Poetical
Eulogistic
Crepuscular
31. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Anecdotal
Ironic
Crepuscular
Sardonic
32. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Farcical
Elegiac
Ominous
Earthy
33. Resentful - enraged
Nostalgic
Confessional
Angry
Prurient
34. Using very few words to express a great deal
Concise
Erudite
Colloquial
Whimsical
35. Involving letters
Epistolary
Bland
Crepuscular
Breezy
36. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Banal
Philosophical
Primitive
Emotional
37. 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)
Mournful
Parody
Convincing
Cynical
38. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Sensuous
Puritanical
Journalistic
Iconoclastic
39. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Depressing
Parody
Facetious
Abstract
40. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Irreverent
Puritanical
Mundane
Depressing
41. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Fatalistic
Bombastic
Sensuous
Eulogistic
42. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Romantic
Trite
Iconoclastic
Evocative
43. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Emotional
Comic
Naturalistic
Convoluted
44. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Emotional
Primitive
Parody
Journalistic
45. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Facetious
Fluid
Discursive
Victorian
46. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Farcical
Facetious
Classical
Depressing
47. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Discursive
Analytical
Concise
Epistolary
48. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Psychological
Ironic
Childish
Mundane
49. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Earthy
Colloquial
Convincing
Journalistic
50. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Breezy
Fluid
Pious
Metaphorical