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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
Dreamlike
Journalistic
Realistic
Childish
2. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Terse
Ironic
Journalistic
Comic
3. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Wordy
Bizarre
Philosophical
Impressionistic
4. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Breezy
Affected
Emotional
Austere
5. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Rhythmic
Ominous
Trite
Naturalistic
6. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Archaic
Urbane
Prurient
Puritanical
7. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Affected
Comic
Wordy
Breezy
8. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Dreamlike
Convoluted
Rhythmic
Anecdotal
9. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Puritanical
Objective
Analytical
Journalistic
10. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Pious
Cynical
Fatalistic
Primitive
11. Having two or more possible meanings
Convincing
Ambiguous
Confessional
Colloquial
12. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Flamboyant
Detached
Subjective
Elegiac
13. Learned - scholarly
Realistic
Austere
Stark
Erudite
14. Resentful - enraged
Angry
Comic
Depressing
Decadent
15. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Epistolary
Eulogistic
Convincing
Bizarre
16. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Psychological
Dreamlike
Decadent
Affected
17. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Psychological
Pious
Childish
Earthy
18. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Poetical
Austere
Urbane
Depressing
19. Unusually strange or odd
Bizarre
Mundane
Journalistic
Cinematic
20. Involving letters
Dreamlike
Persuasive
Pious
Epistolary
21. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Austere
Impressionistic
Irreverent
Poetical
22. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Baroque
Effeminate
Analytical
Naturalistic
23. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Victorian
Lyrical
Absurd
Objective
24. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Puritanical
Bland
Cinematic
Elegiac
25. Flowing smoothly
Elegiac
Prurient
Cinematic
Fluid
26. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Psychological
Metaphorical
Expressionistic
Crepuscular
27. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Convincing
Realistic
Naturalistic
Archaic
28. Effectively concise - brief
Terse
Evocative
Naturalistic
Journalistic
29. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Effeminate
Detached
Convoluted
Poetical
30. Much given to strong feelings
Trite
Fatalistic
Subjective
Emotional
31. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Childish
Comic
Effeminate
Discursive
32. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Mournful
Primitive
Satirical
Rhythmic
33. Using very few words to express a great deal
Sardonic
Concise
Colloquial
Urbane
34. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Contemptuous
Nostalgic
Trite
Farcical
35. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Subjective
Rhythmic
Metaphorical
Confessional
36. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Decadent
Analytical
Whimsical
Affected
37. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Cinematic
Terse
Romantic
Evocative
38. 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)
Metaphorical
Objective
Pompous
Parody
39. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Decadent
Baroque
Elegiac
Analytical
40. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Ironic
Sardonic
Detached
Facetious
41. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Psychological
Lyrical
Abstract
Facetious
42. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Prurient
Nostalgic
Lyrical
Victorian
43. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Mundane
Bland
Pompous
Nostalgic
44. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Cynical
Earthy
Nostalgic
Archaic
45. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Philosophical
Irreverent
Expressionistic
Breezy
46. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Trite
Urbane
Angry
Satirical
47. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Bombastic
Austere
Flamboyant
Prurient
48. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Baroque
Poetical
Absurd
Childish
49. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Persuasive
Bombastic
Abstract
Convoluted
50. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Parody
Mundane
Analytical
Contemptuous