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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. Pointless and uninteresting
Urbane
Elegiac
Comic
Banal
2. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Archaic
Elegiac
Concise
Surrealistic
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
Absurd
Parody
Romantic
Ambiguous
4. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Cynical
Urbane
Iconoclastic
Sardonic
5. Having the characteristics of a dream
Naturalistic
Sensuous
Dreamlike
Convincing
6. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Puritanical
Ironic
Colloquial
Emotional
7. Sophisticated - socially polished
Urbane
Mournful
Irreverent
Austere
8. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Mournful
Effeminate
Iconoclastic
Bland
9. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Sardonic
Objective
Fatalistic
Stark
10. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Parody
Contemptuous
Concise
Ironic
11. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Baroque
Eulogistic
Persuasive
Surrealistic
12. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Sensuous
Fatalistic
Rhythmic
Satirical
13. Learned - scholarly
Journalistic
Affected
Banal
Erudite
14. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Abstract
Persuasive
Absurd
Victorian
15. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Irreverent
Nostalgic
Elegiac
Primitive
16. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Expressionistic
Irreverent
Concise
Elegiac
17. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Affected
Journalistic
Baroque
Comic
18. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Lyrical
Comic
Elegiac
Earthy
19. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Erudite
Classical
Bizarre
Nostalgic
20. Pretentious and pompous
Detached
Irreverent
Bombastic
Eulogistic
21. 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)
Impressionistic
Parody
Angry
Analytical
22. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Depressing
Colloquial
Impressionistic
Sensuous
23. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Lyrical
Decadent
Realistic
Persuasive
24. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Cinematic
Trite
Earthy
Affected
25. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Crepuscular
Parody
Confessional
Expressionistic
26. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Irreverent
Banal
Abstract
Trite
27. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Contemptuous
Pompous
Crepuscular
Ominous
28. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Ominous
Metaphorical
Angry
Nostalgic
29. Involving letters
Epistolary
Impressionistic
Sensuous
Baroque
30. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Baroque
Epistolary
Anecdotal
Effeminate
31. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Subjective
Angry
Bizarre
Naturalistic
32. Effectively concise - brief
Terse
Puritanical
Nostalgic
Anecdotal
33. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Flamboyant
Wordy
Elegiac
Concise
34. Flowing smoothly
Fluid
Wordy
Confessional
Naturalistic
35. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Wordy
Dreamlike
Effeminate
Affected
36. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Objective
Urbane
Decadent
Contemptuous
37. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Evocative
Childish
Ambiguous
Prurient
38. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Sensuous
Detached
Comic
Bland
39. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Ominous
Impressionistic
Contemptuous
Anecdotal
40. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Earthy
Absurd
Iconoclastic
Whimsical
41. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Farcical
Puritanical
Journalistic
Sardonic
42. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Mundane
Childish
Pious
Satirical
43. Unusually strange or odd
Bizarre
Romantic
Ominous
Anecdotal
44. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Mundane
Fluid
Crepuscular
Sardonic
45. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Cynical
Confessional
Primitive
Trite
46. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Breezy
Decadent
Satirical
Bizarre
47. Using very few words to express a great deal
Parody
Prurient
Concise
Bombastic
48. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Emotional
Bombastic
Objective
Convincing
49. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Affected
Epistolary
Prurient
Stark
50. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Facetious
Effeminate
Absurd
Concise