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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. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Anecdotal
Cinematic
Irreverent
Prurient
2. Using very few words to express a great deal
Eulogistic
Concise
Victorian
Metaphorical
3. Flowing smoothly
Iconoclastic
Farcical
Fluid
Wordy
4. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Earthy
Fluid
Erudite
Flamboyant
5. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Whimsical
Bland
Subjective
Sardonic
6. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Convincing
Mundane
Objective
Stark
7. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Pious
Objective
Eulogistic
Evocative
8. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Philosophical
Realistic
Pompous
Psychological
9. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Analytical
Abstract
Lyrical
Crepuscular
10. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Sensuous
Detached
Victorian
Lyrical
11. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Persuasive
Banal
Pious
Concise
12. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Sardonic
Flamboyant
Mournful
Comic
13. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Discursive
Decadent
Pious
Naturalistic
14. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Surrealistic
Absurd
Puritanical
Bland
15. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Journalistic
Poetical
Classical
Affected
16. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Rhythmic
Impressionistic
Earthy
Persuasive
17. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Eulogistic
Sensuous
Banal
Puritanical
18. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Affected
Childish
Persuasive
Crepuscular
19. Involving letters
Banal
Epistolary
Anecdotal
Ambiguous
20. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Cinematic
Evocative
Depressing
Nostalgic
21. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Childish
Lyrical
Fatalistic
Farcical
22. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Wordy
Mundane
Archaic
Contemptuous
23. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Evocative
Whimsical
Trite
Impressionistic
24. Having two or more possible meanings
Puritanical
Cynical
Ambiguous
Evocative
25. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Romantic
Detached
Evocative
Metaphorical
26. 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)
Decadent
Parody
Absurd
Irreverent
27. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Breezy
Bland
Poetical
Lyrical
28. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Earthy
Mundane
Ominous
Depressing
29. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Absurd
Analytical
Puritanical
Mundane
30. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Poetical
Ominous
Mournful
Wordy
31. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Pompous
Crepuscular
Breezy
Fluid
32. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Primitive
Cynical
Analytical
Effeminate
33. In the style of an earlier period
Impressionistic
Archaic
Effeminate
Bombastic
34. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Affected
Objective
Elegiac
Pious
35. Resentful - enraged
Fatalistic
Colloquial
Impressionistic
Angry
36. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Prurient
Colloquial
Journalistic
Flamboyant
37. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Classical
Nostalgic
Mournful
Emotional
38. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Evocative
Affected
Comic
Contemptuous
39. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Philosophical
Sensuous
Abstract
Surrealistic
40. Sophisticated - socially polished
Parody
Ominous
Persuasive
Urbane
41. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Abstract
Prurient
Wordy
Emotional
42. Much given to strong feelings
Emotional
Banal
Expressionistic
Parody
43. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Facetious
Bizarre
Colloquial
Irreverent
44. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Epistolary
Detached
Pompous
Austere
45. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Journalistic
Stark
Satirical
Persuasive
46. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Comic
Puritanical
Whimsical
Austere
47. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Baroque
Impressionistic
Trite
Romantic
48. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Psychological
Effeminate
Absurd
Trite
49. Pointless and uninteresting
Classical
Banal
Bland
Victorian
50. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Detached
Psychological
Comic
Facetious