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AP Tone And Style Vocab
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english
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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. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Confessional
Ambiguous
Emotional
Abstract
2. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Pompous
Rhythmic
Iconoclastic
Cynical
3. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Wordy
Emotional
Contemptuous
Evocative
4. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Sardonic
Erudite
Satirical
Effeminate
5. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Expressionistic
Depressing
Classical
Whimsical
6. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Lyrical
Trite
Subjective
Fluid
7. Having two or more possible meanings
Ambiguous
Puritanical
Parody
Decadent
8. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Poetical
Sensuous
Detached
Flamboyant
9. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Analytical
Confessional
Philosophical
Fatalistic
10. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Cynical
Ominous
Psychological
Abstract
11. Unusually strange or odd
Mundane
Breezy
Discursive
Bizarre
12. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Expressionistic
Epistolary
Convincing
Whimsical
13. 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
Abstract
Parody
Concise
14. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Flamboyant
Effeminate
Rhythmic
Pious
15. In the style of an earlier period
Convincing
Objective
Rhythmic
Archaic
16. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Facetious
Subjective
Evocative
Poetical
17. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Objective
Trite
Abstract
Colloquial
18. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Evocative
Objective
Baroque
Eulogistic
19. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Convincing
Persuasive
Erudite
Baroque
20. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Baroque
Cynical
Wordy
Poetical
21. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Iconoclastic
Psychological
Objective
Discursive
22. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Parody
Nostalgic
Elegiac
Confessional
23. Sophisticated - socially polished
Romantic
Iconoclastic
Urbane
Crepuscular
24. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Elegiac
Detached
Ironic
Affected
25. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Epistolary
Crepuscular
Convoluted
Concise
26. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Bombastic
Whimsical
Urbane
Convincing
27. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Childish
Pious
Cinematic
Journalistic
28. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Romantic
Ironic
Irreverent
Anecdotal
29. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Psychological
Whimsical
Evocative
Mournful
30. Pointless and uninteresting
Breezy
Wordy
Banal
Sardonic
31. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Affected
Eulogistic
Sardonic
Mundane
32. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Archaic
Discursive
Anecdotal
Prurient
33. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Fluid
Evocative
Ominous
Objective
34. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Flamboyant
Sardonic
Journalistic
Breezy
35. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Breezy
Psychological
Abstract
Detached
36. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Poetical
Subjective
Cinematic
Erudite
37. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Comic
Colloquial
Convincing
Decadent
38. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Colloquial
Austere
Victorian
Bland
39. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Expressionistic
Contemptuous
Ironic
Comic
40. Using very few words to express a great deal
Abstract
Victorian
Concise
Dreamlike
41. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Baroque
Fatalistic
Convoluted
Trite
42. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Trite
Anecdotal
Pious
Expressionistic
43. Having the characteristics of a dream
Crepuscular
Prurient
Iconoclastic
Dreamlike
44. Pretentious and pompous
Poetical
Subjective
Bombastic
Epistolary
45. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Pompous
Trite
Victorian
Earthy
46. Learned - scholarly
Flamboyant
Ironic
Erudite
Absurd
47. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Abstract
Puritanical
Expressionistic
Wordy
48. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Convoluted
Journalistic
Decadent
Urbane
49. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Victorian
Ominous
Absurd
Convoluted
50. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Sensuous
Breezy
Realistic
Crepuscular