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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. Having the characteristics of a dream
Cynical
Dreamlike
Victorian
Puritanical
2. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Terse
Puritanical
Dreamlike
Bizarre
3. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Confessional
Ironic
Decadent
Colloquial
4. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Discursive
Terse
Sardonic
Elegiac
5. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Banal
Pompous
Expressionistic
Erudite
6. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Convoluted
Sardonic
Farcical
Journalistic
7. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Irreverent
Facetious
Ironic
Naturalistic
8. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Detached
Romantic
Contemptuous
Rhythmic
9. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Impressionistic
Pompous
Breezy
Erudite
10. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Analytical
Poetical
Objective
Concise
11. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Romantic
Fluid
Baroque
Cynical
12. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Journalistic
Bizarre
Whimsical
Sardonic
13. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Expressionistic
Abstract
Epistolary
Pompous
14. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Iconoclastic
Realistic
Puritanical
Banal
15. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Abstract
Archaic
Classical
Farcical
16. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Bland
Bizarre
Flamboyant
Surrealistic
17. Resentful - enraged
Banal
Angry
Victorian
Emotional
18. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Primitive
Classical
Concise
Farcical
19. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Mundane
Farcical
Mournful
Prurient
20. Learned - scholarly
Sardonic
Puritanical
Classical
Erudite
21. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Farcical
Anecdotal
Whimsical
Terse
22. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Convoluted
Earthy
Crepuscular
Trite
23. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Prurient
Pious
Absurd
Expressionistic
24. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Poetical
Discursive
Stark
Romantic
25. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Romantic
Farcical
Nostalgic
Colloquial
26. In the style of an earlier period
Primitive
Crepuscular
Archaic
Mundane
27. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Convincing
Discursive
Prurient
Iconoclastic
28. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Lyrical
Metaphorical
Flamboyant
Impressionistic
29. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Trite
Realistic
Ironic
Satirical
30. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Satirical
Baroque
Pious
Emotional
31. Unusually strange or odd
Metaphorical
Poetical
Bizarre
Comic
32. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Effeminate
Detached
Evocative
Emotional
33. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Crepuscular
Iconoclastic
Subjective
Lyrical
34. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Fatalistic
Subjective
Realistic
Breezy
35. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Concise
Detached
Romantic
Crepuscular
36. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Contemptuous
Concise
Impressionistic
Bland
37. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Impressionistic
Abstract
Subjective
Erudite
38. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Primitive
Victorian
Bland
Discursive
39. Having two or more possible meanings
Ambiguous
Bland
Whimsical
Subjective
40. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Classical
Iconoclastic
Ominous
Lyrical
41. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Discursive
Pious
Pompous
Nostalgic
42. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Mundane
Victorian
Eulogistic
Erudite
43. Sophisticated - socially polished
Realistic
Urbane
Erudite
Archaic
44. Flowing smoothly
Bizarre
Fluid
Eulogistic
Naturalistic
45. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Dreamlike
Persuasive
Breezy
Detached
46. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Terse
Psychological
Emotional
Farcical
47. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Irreverent
Wordy
Austere
Objective
48. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Childish
Iconoclastic
Bland
Farcical
49. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Metaphorical
Pompous
Psychological
Romantic
50. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Ominous
Crepuscular
Persuasive
Breezy