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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
Classical
Banal
Comic
Journalistic
2. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Concise
Pious
Impressionistic
Epistolary
3. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Cinematic
Victorian
Subjective
Persuasive
4. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Metaphorical
Nostalgic
Poetical
Contemptuous
5. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Angry
Detached
Subjective
Convincing
6. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Poetical
Absurd
Bland
Earthy
7. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Puritanical
Breezy
Naturalistic
Fatalistic
8. Pointless and uninteresting
Pious
Fluid
Banal
Convoluted
9. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Victorian
Bizarre
Expressionistic
Wordy
10. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Naturalistic
Cynical
Lyrical
Fatalistic
11. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Ironic
Surrealistic
Elegiac
Facetious
12. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Satirical
Eulogistic
Bland
Iconoclastic
13. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Abstract
Journalistic
Mundane
Baroque
14. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Baroque
Earthy
Mundane
Concise
15. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Eulogistic
Realistic
Rhythmic
Convoluted
16. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Metaphorical
Absurd
Lyrical
Comic
17. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Metaphorical
Dreamlike
Abstract
Impressionistic
18. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Elegiac
Discursive
Affected
Fluid
19. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Romantic
Victorian
Puritanical
Whimsical
20. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Depressing
Detached
Effeminate
Convincing
21. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Cynical
Sardonic
Farcical
Mournful
22. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Affected
Mundane
Trite
Effeminate
23. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Rhythmic
Banal
Classical
Lyrical
24. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Irreverent
Objective
Cinematic
Emotional
25. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Absurd
Victorian
Childish
Subjective
26. Unusually strange or odd
Bizarre
Confessional
Effeminate
Urbane
27. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Lyrical
Eulogistic
Trite
Ambiguous
28. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Confessional
Evocative
Baroque
Stark
29. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Banal
Classical
Poetical
Emotional
30. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Colloquial
Mundane
Erudite
Realistic
31. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Decadent
Primitive
Emotional
Subjective
32. Pretentious and pompous
Flamboyant
Effeminate
Evocative
Bombastic
33. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Anecdotal
Baroque
Expressionistic
Convoluted
34. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Ironic
Farcical
Evocative
Breezy
35. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Trite
Discursive
Depressing
Pious
36. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Victorian
Journalistic
Discursive
Irreverent
37. Expressing contempt or disdain
Archaic
Abstract
Cynical
Contemptuous
38. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Analytical
Facetious
Prurient
Surrealistic
39. Involving letters
Epistolary
Flamboyant
Ominous
Colloquial
40. Effectively concise - brief
Dreamlike
Impressionistic
Terse
Abstract
41. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Breezy
Puritanical
Persuasive
Fluid
42. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Discursive
Earthy
Terse
Dreamlike
43. Learned - scholarly
Erudite
Bizarre
Dreamlike
Fatalistic
44. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Sensuous
Puritanical
Sardonic
Fluid
45. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Erudite
Cynical
Ominous
Emotional
46. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Puritanical
Ominous
Discursive
Philosophical
47. Flowing smoothly
Affected
Emotional
Fluid
Bizarre
48. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Pious
Depressing
Evocative
Bland
49. Much given to strong feelings
Absurd
Terse
Detached
Emotional
50. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Impressionistic
Ambiguous
Emotional
Journalistic