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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
Convincing
Surrealistic
Objective
Mundane
2. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Impressionistic
Philosophical
Psychological
Flamboyant
3. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Sensuous
Decadent
Childish
Ambiguous
4. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Anecdotal
Archaic
Journalistic
Trite
5. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Nostalgic
Pompous
Mundane
Fatalistic
6. Involving letters
Fatalistic
Bizarre
Epistolary
Emotional
7. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Baroque
Confessional
Crepuscular
Breezy
8. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Metaphorical
Parody
Nostalgic
Cynical
9. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Confessional
Austere
Ironic
Eulogistic
10. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Ominous
Classical
Naturalistic
Pious
11. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Ominous
Convincing
Mundane
Iconoclastic
12. Sophisticated - socially polished
Urbane
Austere
Cinematic
Bombastic
13. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Primitive
Discursive
Analytical
Facetious
14. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Expressionistic
Epistolary
Childish
Sensuous
15. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Absurd
Detached
Elegiac
Impressionistic
16. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Journalistic
Anecdotal
Bombastic
Confessional
17. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Romantic
Mundane
Convincing
Naturalistic
18. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Convoluted
Puritanical
Discursive
Archaic
19. Having the characteristics of a dream
Dreamlike
Concise
Convincing
Ironic
20. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Rhythmic
Cinematic
Victorian
Romantic
21. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Impressionistic
Abstract
Discursive
Subjective
22. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Fatalistic
Colloquial
Baroque
Convincing
23. 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)
Stark
Satirical
Parody
Epistolary
24. 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
Effeminate
Romantic
Childish
Crepuscular
25. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Poetical
Ironic
Breezy
Emotional
26. In the style of an earlier period
Pompous
Archaic
Emotional
Absurd
27. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Bizarre
Pompous
Convoluted
Evocative
28. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Childish
Emotional
Pompous
Dreamlike
29. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Trite
Austere
Eulogistic
Surrealistic
30. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Emotional
Philosophical
Objective
Stark
31. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Affected
Impressionistic
Detached
Dreamlike
32. Resentful - enraged
Angry
Baroque
Bizarre
Discursive
33. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Facetious
Contemptuous
Decadent
Trite
34. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Archaic
Expressionistic
Colloquial
Wordy
35. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Psychological
Concise
Convoluted
Stark
36. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Psychological
Poetical
Stark
Rhythmic
37. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Cinematic
Confessional
Eulogistic
Poetical
38. Flowing smoothly
Urbane
Fluid
Comic
Effeminate
39. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Ironic
Journalistic
Effeminate
Elegiac
40. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Wordy
Prurient
Earthy
Naturalistic
41. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Iconoclastic
Victorian
Analytical
Mournful
42. Unusually strange or odd
Discursive
Earthy
Nostalgic
Bizarre
43. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Metaphorical
Terse
Concise
Irreverent
44. Much given to strong feelings
Childish
Emotional
Depressing
Facetious
45. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Archaic
Whimsical
Primitive
Baroque
46. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Primitive
Absurd
Metaphorical
Victorian
47. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Evocative
Anecdotal
Depressing
Satirical
48. Using very few words to express a great deal
Stark
Iconoclastic
Puritanical
Concise
49. Effectively concise - brief
Metaphorical
Terse
Detached
Lyrical
50. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Prurient
Facetious
Effeminate
Emotional