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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. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Objective
Fatalistic
Anecdotal
Childish
2. Unusually strange or odd
Bizarre
Poetical
Discursive
Fluid
3. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Ambiguous
Prurient
Archaic
Eulogistic
4. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Journalistic
Nostalgic
Mournful
Pious
5. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Iconoclastic
Puritanical
Ironic
Poetical
6. Learned - scholarly
Poetical
Realistic
Stark
Erudite
7. Pretentious and pompous
Discursive
Banal
Impressionistic
Bombastic
8. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Effeminate
Analytical
Subjective
Satirical
9. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Rhythmic
Convoluted
Colloquial
Philosophical
10. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Breezy
Surrealistic
Elegiac
Fluid
11. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Pious
Irreverent
Realistic
Emotional
12. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Mournful
Austere
Poetical
Sardonic
13. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Convoluted
Irreverent
Realistic
Trite
14. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Mundane
Victorian
Evocative
Erudite
15. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Victorian
Realistic
Journalistic
Baroque
16. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Austere
Classical
Childish
Absurd
17. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Pious
Decadent
Naturalistic
Breezy
18. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Comic
Decadent
Realistic
Ominous
19. Having two or more possible meanings
Surrealistic
Whimsical
Stark
Ambiguous
20. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Subjective
Evocative
Impressionistic
Persuasive
21. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Dreamlike
Elegiac
Eulogistic
Comic
22. 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
Affected
Sardonic
Subjective
Romantic
23. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Mundane
Emotional
Abstract
Analytical
24. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Earthy
Ominous
Naturalistic
Journalistic
25. Much given to strong feelings
Effeminate
Depressing
Primitive
Emotional
26. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Farcical
Impressionistic
Convincing
Subjective
27. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Objective
Puritanical
Abstract
Flamboyant
28. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Nostalgic
Evocative
Mundane
Sensuous
29. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Detached
Comic
Rhythmic
Primitive
30. Pointless and uninteresting
Persuasive
Banal
Anecdotal
Austere
31. Resentful - enraged
Fluid
Angry
Lyrical
Urbane
32. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Epistolary
Nostalgic
Farcical
Depressing
33. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Abstract
Whimsical
Affected
Convoluted
34. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Eulogistic
Cinematic
Ominous
Epistolary
35. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Poetical
Impressionistic
Emotional
Metaphorical
36. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Poetical
Journalistic
Sardonic
Confessional
37. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Poetical
Flamboyant
Epistolary
Nostalgic
38. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Satirical
Prurient
Depressing
Impressionistic
39. Having the characteristics of a dream
Dreamlike
Realistic
Trite
Metaphorical
40. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Bland
Eulogistic
Pious
Confessional
41. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Wordy
Detached
Ambiguous
Eulogistic
42. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Childish
Epistolary
Lyrical
Classical
43. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Earthy
Pious
Sensuous
Psychological
44. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Impressionistic
Objective
Primitive
Crepuscular
45. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Dreamlike
Surrealistic
Classical
Metaphorical
46. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Naturalistic
Affected
Mundane
Psychological
47. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Discursive
Whimsical
Bizarre
Sardonic
48. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Journalistic
Eulogistic
Detached
Puritanical
49. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Comic
Contemptuous
Expressionistic
Abstract
50. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Erudite
Cynical
Trite
Lyrical