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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. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Baroque
Bland
Detached
Classical
2. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Ambiguous
Effeminate
Ironic
Emotional
3. In the style of an earlier period
Austere
Archaic
Depressing
Concise
4. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Persuasive
Pompous
Mundane
Lyrical
5. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Austere
Iconoclastic
Poetical
Lyrical
6. Flowing smoothly
Abstract
Fluid
Decadent
Ironic
7. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Metaphorical
Fluid
Subjective
Pompous
8. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Flamboyant
Nostalgic
Romantic
Lyrical
9. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Iconoclastic
Expressionistic
Depressing
Crepuscular
10. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Poetical
Concise
Discursive
Analytical
11. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Cinematic
Classical
Abstract
Fatalistic
12. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Journalistic
Emotional
Pious
Psychological
13. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Elegiac
Satirical
Surrealistic
Iconoclastic
14. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Austere
Anecdotal
Childish
Eulogistic
15. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Farcical
Bland
Childish
Romantic
16. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Bland
Prurient
Convincing
Mournful
17. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Realistic
Fatalistic
Abstract
Ominous
18. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Primitive
Pious
Pompous
Poetical
19. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Bland
Detached
Ambiguous
Farcical
20. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Poetical
Austere
Lyrical
Psychological
21. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Comic
Detached
Nostalgic
Abstract
22. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Ambiguous
Emotional
Archaic
Satirical
23. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Contemptuous
Ironic
Depressing
Bombastic
24. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Colloquial
Elegiac
Bombastic
Impressionistic
25. Pointless and uninteresting
Effeminate
Impressionistic
Objective
Banal
26. Resentful - enraged
Eulogistic
Discursive
Angry
Poetical
27. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Subjective
Irreverent
Expressionistic
Terse
28. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Decadent
Rhythmic
Mundane
Whimsical
29. Having two or more possible meanings
Depressing
Fatalistic
Ambiguous
Confessional
30. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Mundane
Journalistic
Realistic
Evocative
31. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Detached
Cynical
Psychological
Convoluted
32. Having the characteristics of a dream
Convincing
Dreamlike
Absurd
Earthy
33. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Objective
Dreamlike
Psychological
Fatalistic
34. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Parody
Ambiguous
Cinematic
Convoluted
35. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Ominous
Bombastic
Abstract
Absurd
36. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Convoluted
Realistic
Journalistic
Abstract
37. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Expressionistic
Dreamlike
Facetious
Parody
38. Learned - scholarly
Pompous
Flamboyant
Erudite
Whimsical
39. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Anecdotal
Flamboyant
Nostalgic
Analytical
40. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Crepuscular
Childish
Baroque
Affected
41. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Sardonic
Stark
Poetical
Eulogistic
42. Using very few words to express a great deal
Trite
Concise
Psychological
Eulogistic
43. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Parody
Elegiac
Sardonic
Fatalistic
44. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Convincing
Puritanical
Subjective
Comic
45. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Nostalgic
Detached
Primitive
Discursive
46. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Comic
Expressionistic
Poetical
Depressing
47. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Comic
Naturalistic
Sensuous
Primitive
48. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Eulogistic
Sensuous
Irreverent
Ominous
49. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Elegiac
Nostalgic
Subjective
Trite
50. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Facetious
Earthy
Terse
Expressionistic