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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. Expressing contempt or disdain
Sardonic
Elegiac
Victorian
Contemptuous
2. In the style of an earlier period
Archaic
Poetical
Surrealistic
Eulogistic
3. Having two or more possible meanings
Urbane
Primitive
Ambiguous
Stark
4. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Austere
Flamboyant
Objective
Expressionistic
5. Flowing smoothly
Concise
Sensuous
Fluid
Effeminate
6. Learned - scholarly
Puritanical
Erudite
Banal
Sardonic
7. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Comic
Breezy
Earthy
Impressionistic
8. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Flamboyant
Colloquial
Poetical
Earthy
9. Pretentious and pompous
Convoluted
Eulogistic
Classical
Bombastic
10. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Primitive
Comic
Detached
Classical
11. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Whimsical
Elegiac
Contemptuous
Ominous
12. Pointless and uninteresting
Banal
Anecdotal
Nostalgic
Bland
13. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Affected
Convincing
Surrealistic
Farcical
14. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Erudite
Decadent
Baroque
Persuasive
15. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Confessional
Anecdotal
Sardonic
Mournful
16. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Breezy
Convoluted
Evocative
Cinematic
17. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Anecdotal
Iconoclastic
Philosophical
Bizarre
18. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Sensuous
Realistic
Ominous
Convoluted
19. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Mournful
Archaic
Sardonic
Mundane
20. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Subjective
Fluid
Concise
Journalistic
21. Having the characteristics of a dream
Philosophical
Dreamlike
Whimsical
Austere
22. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Parody
Persuasive
Evocative
Bland
23. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Austere
Satirical
Pious
Stark
24. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Objective
Austere
Poetical
Evocative
25. Much given to strong feelings
Breezy
Decadent
Emotional
Evocative
26. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Surrealistic
Terse
Classical
Prurient
27. Resentful - enraged
Subjective
Angry
Impressionistic
Bombastic
28. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Earthy
Epistolary
Ominous
Flamboyant
29. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Cynical
Ambiguous
Flamboyant
Colloquial
30. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Ambiguous
Lyrical
Childish
Classical
31. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Irreverent
Realistic
Farcical
Banal
32. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Anecdotal
Ironic
Expressionistic
Pious
33. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Pious
Irreverent
Convincing
Nostalgic
34. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Discursive
Depressing
Persuasive
Nostalgic
35. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Dreamlike
Pompous
Rhythmic
Ominous
36. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Bizarre
Victorian
Puritanical
Persuasive
37. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Angry
Flamboyant
Depressing
Bland
38. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Crepuscular
Abstract
Parody
Anecdotal
39. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Breezy
Convincing
Mournful
Banal
40. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Poetical
Abstract
Fluid
Absurd
41. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Emotional
Puritanical
Absurd
Impressionistic
42. Unusually strange or odd
Flamboyant
Bizarre
Mournful
Abstract
43. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Naturalistic
Colloquial
Bland
Elegiac
44. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Ambiguous
Convincing
Ominous
Abstract
45. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Mundane
Abstract
Lyrical
Decadent
46. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Victorian
Discursive
Irreverent
Facetious
47. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Impressionistic
Childish
Epistolary
Confessional
48. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Farcical
Bland
Archaic
Realistic
49. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Baroque
Philosophical
Satirical
Expressionistic
50. Effectively concise - brief
Terse
Persuasive
Baroque
Irreverent