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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. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Convincing
Effeminate
Affected
Subjective
2. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Detached
Trite
Primitive
Realistic
3. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Parody
Archaic
Austere
Baroque
4. Using very few words to express a great deal
Classical
Concise
Cinematic
Primitive
5. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Abstract
Subjective
Classical
Parody
6. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Anecdotal
Metaphorical
Bizarre
Abstract
7. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Convincing
Contemptuous
Austere
Evocative
8. 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)
Irreverent
Trite
Sardonic
Parody
9. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Convoluted
Comic
Persuasive
Whimsical
10. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Victorian
Bland
Sensuous
Fatalistic
11. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Stark
Emotional
Affected
Ominous
12. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Convoluted
Crepuscular
Victorian
Metaphorical
13. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Stark
Earthy
Anecdotal
Nostalgic
14. Having two or more possible meanings
Expressionistic
Ambiguous
Breezy
Crepuscular
15. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Effeminate
Abstract
Discursive
Facetious
16. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Eulogistic
Philosophical
Impressionistic
Sensuous
17. Involving letters
Rhythmic
Anecdotal
Epistolary
Flamboyant
18. Expressing contempt or disdain
Contemptuous
Bland
Satirical
Childish
19. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Angry
Convoluted
Prurient
Colloquial
20. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Journalistic
Impressionistic
Crepuscular
Dreamlike
21. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Nostalgic
Childish
Baroque
Eulogistic
22. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Satirical
Puritanical
Decadent
Childish
23. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Sardonic
Mournful
Analytical
Naturalistic
24. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Depressing
Elegiac
Trite
Cynical
25. Sophisticated - socially polished
Urbane
Flamboyant
Discursive
Elegiac
26. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Ironic
Sardonic
Flamboyant
Banal
27. 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
Breezy
Primitive
Subjective
Romantic
28. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Fluid
Ironic
Austere
Flamboyant
29. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Romantic
Bombastic
Naturalistic
Anecdotal
30. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Rhythmic
Detached
Facetious
Confessional
31. Pointless and uninteresting
Banal
Whimsical
Sensuous
Absurd
32. In the style of an earlier period
Persuasive
Parody
Puritanical
Archaic
33. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Comic
Philosophical
Archaic
Fatalistic
34. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Pious
Rhythmic
Anecdotal
Lyrical
35. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Comic
Anecdotal
Baroque
Sensuous
36. Pretentious and pompous
Colloquial
Bombastic
Earthy
Philosophical
37. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Stark
Earthy
Mundane
Breezy
38. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Psychological
Effeminate
Mournful
Breezy
39. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Stark
Trite
Surrealistic
Absurd
40. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Crepuscular
Cynical
Ironic
Objective
41. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Convoluted
Cinematic
Lyrical
Analytical
42. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Psychological
Farcical
Metaphorical
Journalistic
43. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Comic
Farcical
Satirical
Angry
44. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Fatalistic
Austere
Convincing
Psychological
45. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Detached
Abstract
Sensuous
Angry
46. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Farcical
Nostalgic
Pious
Fluid
47. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Baroque
Nostalgic
Subjective
Colloquial
48. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Bizarre
Prurient
Epistolary
Bland
49. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Fatalistic
Eulogistic
Discursive
Iconoclastic
50. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Facetious
Depressing
Parody
Classical