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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. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Expressionistic
Analytical
Naturalistic
Evocative
2. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Cinematic
Discursive
Metaphorical
Eulogistic
3. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Bizarre
Ambiguous
Objective
Wordy
4. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Ambiguous
Bizarre
Depressing
Expressionistic
5. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Flamboyant
Iconoclastic
Objective
Fatalistic
6. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Flamboyant
Naturalistic
Wordy
Confessional
7. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Whimsical
Stark
Realistic
Erudite
8. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Poetical
Emotional
Mournful
Prurient
9. Pretentious and pompous
Bizarre
Flamboyant
Lyrical
Bombastic
10. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Baroque
Anecdotal
Facetious
Mournful
11. Effectively concise - brief
Farcical
Journalistic
Terse
Anecdotal
12. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Convoluted
Satirical
Classical
Fluid
13. Flowing smoothly
Fluid
Eulogistic
Erudite
Subjective
14. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Bizarre
Ambiguous
Classical
Terse
15. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Primitive
Earthy
Farcical
Eulogistic
16. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Sensuous
Sardonic
Irreverent
Absurd
17. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Evocative
Impressionistic
Fatalistic
Lyrical
18. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Ominous
Bland
Sensuous
Iconoclastic
19. Learned - scholarly
Fluid
Erudite
Confessional
Concise
20. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Archaic
Austere
Journalistic
Affected
21. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Stark
Rhythmic
Philosophical
Terse
22. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Mournful
Facetious
Sardonic
Breezy
23. Having the characteristics of a dream
Baroque
Convincing
Flamboyant
Dreamlike
24. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Iconoclastic
Cynical
Facetious
Persuasive
25. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Philosophical
Realistic
Bombastic
Analytical
26. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Cinematic
Prurient
Objective
Dreamlike
27. Sophisticated - socially polished
Colloquial
Urbane
Cynical
Decadent
28. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Colloquial
Effeminate
Psychological
Decadent
29. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Discursive
Satirical
Surrealistic
Whimsical
30. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Analytical
Persuasive
Decadent
Pompous
31. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Depressing
Ironic
Nostalgic
Surrealistic
32. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Bombastic
Ironic
Satirical
Parody
33. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Dreamlike
Expressionistic
Abstract
Surrealistic
34. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Victorian
Impressionistic
Persuasive
Affected
35. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Wordy
Colloquial
Satirical
Confessional
36. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Childish
Earthy
Primitive
Bizarre
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)
Parody
Absurd
Lyrical
Mundane
38. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Philosophical
Parody
Surrealistic
Romantic
39. Using very few words to express a great deal
Concise
Comic
Trite
Facetious
40. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Fatalistic
Whimsical
Journalistic
Ambiguous
41. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Irreverent
Victorian
Persuasive
Confessional
42. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Cinematic
Rhythmic
Terse
Fluid
43. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Ambiguous
Baroque
Mournful
Absurd
44. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Stark
Bland
Pious
Romantic
45. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Farcical
Satirical
Expressionistic
Cynical
46. Involving letters
Angry
Victorian
Wordy
Epistolary
47. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Banal
Comic
Sensuous
Effeminate
48. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Farcical
Epistolary
Mundane
Metaphorical
49. In the style of an earlier period
Prurient
Depressing
Primitive
Archaic
50. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Emotional
Metaphorical
Naturalistic
Cynical