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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. Involving letters
Contemptuous
Pious
Cinematic
Epistolary
2. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Rhythmic
Classical
Erudite
Childish
3. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Primitive
Earthy
Impressionistic
Childish
4. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Cinematic
Journalistic
Elegiac
Pious
5. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Ambiguous
Nostalgic
Metaphorical
Confessional
6. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Childish
Affected
Lyrical
Detached
7. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Decadent
Ironic
Sensuous
Parody
8. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Flamboyant
Convoluted
Sensuous
Trite
9. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Parody
Victorian
Ironic
Psychological
10. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Naturalistic
Dreamlike
Victorian
Persuasive
11. 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)
Ambiguous
Impressionistic
Parody
Breezy
12. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Contemptuous
Earthy
Victorian
Flamboyant
13. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Farcical
Parody
Metaphorical
Cinematic
14. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Farcical
Austere
Primitive
Archaic
15. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Evocative
Poetical
Sardonic
Metaphorical
16. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Fatalistic
Decadent
Breezy
Angry
17. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Emotional
Prurient
Mournful
Banal
18. Having two or more possible meanings
Absurd
Mundane
Epistolary
Ambiguous
19. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Sensuous
Convincing
Psychological
Fatalistic
20. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Journalistic
Persuasive
Bizarre
Surrealistic
21. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Poetical
Comic
Bizarre
Cynical
22. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Austere
Lyrical
Bizarre
Surrealistic
23. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Colloquial
Confessional
Naturalistic
Sensuous
24. Unusually strange or odd
Bizarre
Urbane
Sensuous
Bombastic
25. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Classical
Naturalistic
Primitive
Iconoclastic
26. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Classical
Analytical
Ominous
Wordy
27. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Depressing
Concise
Bland
Psychological
28. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Convoluted
Farcical
Terse
Trite
29. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Decadent
Ominous
Urbane
Facetious
30. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Realistic
Earthy
Convoluted
Persuasive
31. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Realistic
Childish
Expressionistic
Wordy
32. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Pious
Earthy
Whimsical
Naturalistic
33. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Crepuscular
Contemptuous
Fatalistic
Surrealistic
34. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Decadent
Classical
Nostalgic
Sardonic
35. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Sardonic
Cynical
Subjective
Wordy
36. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Bombastic
Eulogistic
Abstract
Mournful
37. Sophisticated - socially polished
Ambiguous
Urbane
Crepuscular
Affected
38. Much given to strong feelings
Affected
Emotional
Poetical
Crepuscular
39. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Banal
Analytical
Mournful
Iconoclastic
40. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Absurd
Erudite
Banal
Anecdotal
41. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Confessional
Pompous
Bizarre
Convoluted
42. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Cinematic
Pious
Abstract
Subjective
43. Flowing smoothly
Psychological
Affected
Ambiguous
Fluid
44. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Cinematic
Elegiac
Discursive
Whimsical
45. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Cynical
Stark
Confessional
Effeminate
46. Using very few words to express a great deal
Concise
Bland
Impressionistic
Emotional
47. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Colloquial
Crepuscular
Ironic
Cynical
48. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Ambiguous
Depressing
Cinematic
Contemptuous
49. Pretentious and pompous
Cinematic
Ambiguous
Bombastic
Wordy
50. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Philosophical
Ironic
Evocative
Objective