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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
Psychological
Lyrical
Primitive
Ambiguous
2. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Naturalistic
Facetious
Poetical
Journalistic
3. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Pompous
Archaic
Decadent
Satirical
4. Sophisticated - socially polished
Urbane
Philosophical
Rhythmic
Emotional
5. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Iconoclastic
Cinematic
Elegiac
Breezy
6. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Wordy
Eulogistic
Stark
Bombastic
7. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Pompous
Convoluted
Victorian
Mournful
8. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Classical
Emotional
Decadent
Farcical
9. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Lyrical
Bland
Trite
Analytical
10. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Terse
Cynical
Evocative
Satirical
11. Using very few words to express a great deal
Depressing
Bland
Concise
Anecdotal
12. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Classical
Lyrical
Cinematic
Rhythmic
13. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Impressionistic
Pompous
Analytical
Elegiac
14. Having the characteristics of a dream
Colloquial
Philosophical
Dreamlike
Austere
15. Expressing contempt or disdain
Contemptuous
Primitive
Persuasive
Crepuscular
16. Pointless and uninteresting
Banal
Persuasive
Absurd
Comic
17. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Discursive
Realistic
Pompous
Poetical
18. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Classical
Farcical
Nostalgic
Austere
19. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Expressionistic
Surrealistic
Flamboyant
Rhythmic
20. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Bland
Erudite
Effeminate
Expressionistic
21. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Subjective
Iconoclastic
Absurd
Evocative
22. Flowing smoothly
Mundane
Urbane
Prurient
Fluid
23. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Whimsical
Subjective
Impressionistic
Nostalgic
24. Having two or more possible meanings
Comic
Sensuous
Epistolary
Ambiguous
25. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Confessional
Austere
Subjective
Puritanical
26. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Colloquial
Baroque
Abstract
Fluid
27. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Emotional
Prurient
Subjective
Bizarre
28. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Farcical
Psychological
Epistolary
Depressing
29. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Banal
Earthy
Discursive
Irreverent
30. Learned - scholarly
Expressionistic
Erudite
Bland
Banal
31. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Dreamlike
Austere
Childish
Discursive
32. Resentful - enraged
Mundane
Angry
Pious
Breezy
33. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Expressionistic
Colloquial
Whimsical
Wordy
34. Pretentious and pompous
Bombastic
Earthy
Convoluted
Journalistic
35. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Evocative
Concise
Flamboyant
Sensuous
36. Much given to strong feelings
Crepuscular
Discursive
Lyrical
Emotional
37. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Terse
Psychological
Classical
Objective
38. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Affected
Poetical
Crepuscular
Confessional
39. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Victorian
Baroque
Bland
Primitive
40. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Breezy
Classical
Austere
Ironic
41. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Subjective
Decadent
Surrealistic
Ironic
42. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Subjective
Detached
Decadent
Confessional
43. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Urbane
Bombastic
Mundane
Cynical
44. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Elegiac
Surrealistic
Cynical
Affected
45. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Crepuscular
Evocative
Facetious
Angry
46. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Discursive
Victorian
Terse
Subjective
47. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Expressionistic
Emotional
Iconoclastic
Terse
48. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Terse
Ambiguous
Prurient
Psychological
49. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Mundane
Absurd
Naturalistic
Romantic
50. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Lyrical
Bland
Mournful
Poetical