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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. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Iconoclastic
Farcical
Abstract
Analytical
2. Expressing contempt or disdain
Effeminate
Wordy
Confessional
Contemptuous
3. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Ominous
Victorian
Crepuscular
Primitive
4. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Fatalistic
Abstract
Bizarre
Eulogistic
5. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Cinematic
Discursive
Sensuous
Mundane
6. Involving letters
Contemptuous
Colloquial
Sensuous
Epistolary
7. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Nostalgic
Bizarre
Erudite
Breezy
8. Having two or more possible meanings
Ambiguous
Analytical
Urbane
Austere
9. Resentful - enraged
Analytical
Rhythmic
Angry
Trite
10. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Comic
Depressing
Philosophical
Puritanical
11. In the style of an earlier period
Surrealistic
Archaic
Objective
Cinematic
12. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Flamboyant
Ironic
Impressionistic
Whimsical
13. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Nostalgic
Eulogistic
Stark
Anecdotal
14. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Nostalgic
Journalistic
Irreverent
Philosophical
15. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Urbane
Bland
Satirical
Romantic
16. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Ominous
Effeminate
Pompous
Pious
17. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Surrealistic
Convoluted
Mournful
Nostalgic
18. Effectively concise - brief
Pompous
Satirical
Austere
Terse
19. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Emotional
Cinematic
Pompous
Parody
20. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Expressionistic
Facetious
Angry
Rhythmic
21. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Irreverent
Ironic
Detached
Flamboyant
22. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Primitive
Eulogistic
Depressing
Poetical
23. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Detached
Anecdotal
Fluid
Ominous
24. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Colloquial
Effeminate
Confessional
Facetious
25. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Persuasive
Abstract
Fluid
Comic
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)
Poetical
Comic
Parody
Abstract
27. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Effeminate
Psychological
Wordy
Convincing
28. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Victorian
Decadent
Urbane
Whimsical
29. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Bizarre
Archaic
Analytical
Cynical
30. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Cinematic
Wordy
Convincing
Bland
31. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Affected
Iconoclastic
Bland
Trite
32. Using very few words to express a great deal
Whimsical
Victorian
Urbane
Concise
33. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Nostalgic
Baroque
Ambiguous
Epistolary
34. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Flamboyant
Crepuscular
Expressionistic
Angry
35. Unusually strange or odd
Banal
Contemptuous
Bizarre
Parody
36. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Convincing
Objective
Wordy
Nostalgic
37. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Sardonic
Austere
Confessional
Baroque
38. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Fluid
Affected
Ironic
Discursive
39. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Flamboyant
Nostalgic
Decadent
Convoluted
40. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Flamboyant
Evocative
Parody
Breezy
41. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Urbane
Mournful
Trite
Anecdotal
42. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Depressing
Dreamlike
Affected
Ominous
43. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Expressionistic
Bombastic
Iconoclastic
Poetical
44. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Convoluted
Realistic
Prurient
Detached
45. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Elegiac
Austere
Classical
Primitive
46. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Anecdotal
Bland
Romantic
Childish
47. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Expressionistic
Cynical
Mundane
Effeminate
48. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Decadent
Affected
Parody
Naturalistic
49. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Confessional
Persuasive
Sensuous
Facetious
50. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Breezy
Fluid
Contemptuous
Primitive