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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. Pointless and uninteresting
Trite
Archaic
Stark
Banal
2. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Lyrical
Crepuscular
Subjective
Facetious
3. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Banal
Bombastic
Discursive
Expressionistic
4. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Colloquial
Farcical
Psychological
Erudite
5. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Stark
Discursive
Pious
Wordy
6. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Absurd
Breezy
Bland
Irreverent
7. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Comic
Ironic
Parody
Abstract
8. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Abstract
Cinematic
Expressionistic
Poetical
9. Learned - scholarly
Romantic
Ambiguous
Ominous
Erudite
10. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Earthy
Naturalistic
Iconoclastic
Effeminate
11. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Prurient
Sensuous
Nostalgic
Bizarre
12. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Analytical
Surrealistic
Sensuous
Elegiac
13. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Sardonic
Discursive
Decadent
Mournful
14. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Affected
Crepuscular
Detached
Pious
15. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Parody
Convoluted
Iconoclastic
Dreamlike
16. Much given to strong feelings
Prurient
Lyrical
Subjective
Emotional
17. In the style of an earlier period
Eulogistic
Whimsical
Archaic
Pompous
18. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Realistic
Impressionistic
Discursive
Mundane
19. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Epistolary
Sensuous
Bland
Farcical
20. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Crepuscular
Childish
Poetical
Urbane
21. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Prurient
Trite
Rhythmic
Comic
22. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Ironic
Bland
Archaic
Convincing
23. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Flamboyant
Stark
Mundane
Absurd
24. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Cinematic
Metaphorical
Earthy
Bland
25. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Colloquial
Effeminate
Baroque
Eulogistic
26. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Elegiac
Absurd
Puritanical
Realistic
27. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Expressionistic
Impressionistic
Banal
Metaphorical
28. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Analytical
Childish
Pompous
Bizarre
29. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Persuasive
Mundane
Bombastic
Fatalistic
30. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Rhythmic
Objective
Concise
Philosophical
31. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Eulogistic
Convoluted
Breezy
Fluid
32. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Detached
Poetical
Facetious
Lyrical
33. Having two or more possible meanings
Breezy
Satirical
Eulogistic
Ambiguous
34. Effectively concise - brief
Epistolary
Terse
Facetious
Crepuscular
35. Involving letters
Epistolary
Affected
Subjective
Concise
36. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Impressionistic
Epistolary
Discursive
Detached
37. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Anecdotal
Confessional
Epistolary
Whimsical
38. Having feelings or thoughts of love - but when associated with nineteenth century literature or any such literature it suggests a style that emphasizes freedom of form - imagination - and emotion
Philosophical
Stark
Romantic
Puritanical
39. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Irreverent
Convincing
Nostalgic
Confessional
40. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Cynical
Impressionistic
Trite
Pious
41. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Subjective
Sensuous
Romantic
Abstract
42. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Bland
Confessional
Farcical
Eulogistic
43. Having the characteristics of a dream
Cynical
Effeminate
Iconoclastic
Dreamlike
44. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Breezy
Pompous
Fatalistic
Lyrical
45. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Classical
Convincing
Facetious
Whimsical
46. Pretentious and pompous
Puritanical
Bombastic
Abstract
Whimsical
47. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Whimsical
Expressionistic
Rhythmic
Pompous
48. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Analytical
Sensuous
Primitive
Ironic
49. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Farcical
Naturalistic
Pious
Confessional
50. 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)
Stark
Philosophical
Trite
Parody