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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. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Dreamlike
Flamboyant
Colloquial
Breezy
2. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Affected
Facetious
Lyrical
Eulogistic
3. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Archaic
Banal
Metaphorical
Sardonic
4. Having two or more possible meanings
Fatalistic
Primitive
Naturalistic
Ambiguous
5. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Bland
Detached
Classical
Victorian
6. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Rhythmic
Mundane
Mournful
Angry
7. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Impressionistic
Contemptuous
Bland
Iconoclastic
8. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Impressionistic
Farcical
Rhythmic
Confessional
9. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Philosophical
Bizarre
Discursive
Wordy
10. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Farcical
Baroque
Rhythmic
Trite
11. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Parody
Subjective
Austere
Trite
12. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Naturalistic
Facetious
Romantic
Angry
13. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Irreverent
Convincing
Subjective
Epistolary
14. Expressing contempt or disdain
Terse
Sensuous
Banal
Contemptuous
15. Flowing smoothly
Detached
Poetical
Pompous
Fluid
16. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Farcical
Expressionistic
Evocative
Facetious
17. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Victorian
Concise
Discursive
Trite
18. 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
Romantic
Sardonic
Pompous
Ambiguous
19. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Impressionistic
Philosophical
Metaphorical
Effeminate
20. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Stark
Pompous
Evocative
Trite
21. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Irreverent
Anecdotal
Breezy
Victorian
22. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Analytical
Metaphorical
Affected
Mundane
23. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Comic
Whimsical
Metaphorical
Breezy
24. Pointless and uninteresting
Banal
Crepuscular
Stark
Iconoclastic
25. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Rhythmic
Sensuous
Absurd
Angry
26. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Convincing
Satirical
Colloquial
Bland
27. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Fatalistic
Naturalistic
Ironic
Childish
28. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Cinematic
Terse
Lyrical
Farcical
29. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Archaic
Poetical
Wordy
Convoluted
30. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Puritanical
Evocative
Breezy
Comic
31. Learned - scholarly
Austere
Erudite
Impressionistic
Cynical
32. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Ominous
Expressionistic
Austere
Convoluted
33. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Irreverent
Cinematic
Archaic
Primitive
34. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Effeminate
Epistolary
Naturalistic
Parody
35. Using very few words to express a great deal
Prurient
Classical
Eulogistic
Concise
36. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Victorian
Convoluted
Surrealistic
Philosophical
37. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Ominous
Affected
Austere
Eulogistic
38. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Wordy
Convoluted
Persuasive
Childish
39. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Surrealistic
Cinematic
Earthy
Ominous
40. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Psychological
Mournful
Realistic
Urbane
41. Resentful - enraged
Discursive
Convincing
Archaic
Angry
42. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Depressing
Journalistic
Romantic
Pious
43. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Terse
Analytical
Austere
Effeminate
44. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Rhythmic
Colloquial
Satirical
Contemptuous
45. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Flamboyant
Persuasive
Earthy
Objective
46. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Fatalistic
Metaphorical
Ominous
Naturalistic
47. 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)
Cinematic
Parody
Pious
Absurd
48. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Decadent
Fluid
Iconoclastic
Convincing
49. Having the characteristics of a dream
Flamboyant
Parody
Dreamlike
Earthy
50. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Earthy
Depressing
Prurient
Epistolary