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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. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Archaic
Journalistic
Farcical
Flamboyant
2. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Poetical
Convoluted
Eulogistic
Mournful
3. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Evocative
Primitive
Farcical
Colloquial
4. In the style of an earlier period
Pompous
Banal
Archaic
Iconoclastic
5. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Romantic
Psychological
Rhythmic
Satirical
6. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Baroque
Mundane
Analytical
Affected
7. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Effeminate
Colloquial
Discursive
Facetious
8. Expressing contempt or disdain
Breezy
Facetious
Contemptuous
Farcical
9. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Naturalistic
Trite
Poetical
Cinematic
10. Much given to strong feelings
Emotional
Metaphorical
Comic
Convoluted
11. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Ironic
Dreamlike
Parody
Sensuous
12. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Primitive
Satirical
Dreamlike
Urbane
13. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Fatalistic
Pious
Decadent
Confessional
14. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Evocative
Naturalistic
Stark
Facetious
15. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Ironic
Surrealistic
Confessional
Victorian
16. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Sardonic
Absurd
Childish
Ambiguous
17. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Affected
Detached
Surrealistic
Concise
18. Using very few words to express a great deal
Parody
Naturalistic
Realistic
Concise
19. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Pompous
Banal
Archaic
Subjective
20. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Angry
Confessional
Crepuscular
Naturalistic
21. 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
Irreverent
Iconoclastic
Objective
22. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Angry
Absurd
Comic
Lyrical
23. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Philosophical
Evocative
Poetical
Confessional
24. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Farcical
Prurient
Bizarre
Austere
25. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Convincing
Pious
Puritanical
Wordy
26. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Bizarre
Depressing
Childish
Wordy
27. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Absurd
Journalistic
Epistolary
Iconoclastic
28. Flowing smoothly
Fluid
Mundane
Analytical
Rhythmic
29. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Puritanical
Whimsical
Cynical
Banal
30. Effectively concise - brief
Terse
Detached
Ominous
Prurient
31. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Confessional
Elegiac
Breezy
Bland
32. Having the characteristics of a dream
Iconoclastic
Abstract
Dreamlike
Lyrical
33. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Realistic
Angry
Analytical
Classical
34. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Romantic
Breezy
Analytical
Expressionistic
35. 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)
Anecdotal
Parody
Subjective
Farcical
36. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Elegiac
Earthy
Archaic
Puritanical
37. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Ambiguous
Bland
Surrealistic
Mournful
38. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Banal
Detached
Earthy
Analytical
39. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Depressing
Objective
Decadent
Philosophical
40. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Philosophical
Impressionistic
Expressionistic
Subjective
41. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Objective
Fluid
Whimsical
Fatalistic
42. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Convoluted
Convincing
Contemptuous
Confessional
43. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Mundane
Surrealistic
Decadent
Affected
44. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Affected
Philosophical
Classical
Convincing
45. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Earthy
Nostalgic
Colloquial
Pompous
46. Learned - scholarly
Erudite
Angry
Psychological
Rhythmic
47. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Convoluted
Confessional
Irreverent
Stark
48. Unusually strange or odd
Bizarre
Absurd
Contemptuous
Sensuous
49. Sophisticated - socially polished
Flamboyant
Detached
Urbane
Farcical
50. Having two or more possible meanings
Rhythmic
Elegiac
Ambiguous
Eulogistic