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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
Rhythmic
Detached
Facetious
2. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Effeminate
Banal
Convoluted
Ominous
3. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Journalistic
Dreamlike
Eulogistic
Iconoclastic
4. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Fluid
Analytical
Confessional
Naturalistic
5. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Naturalistic
Convincing
Satirical
Austere
6. 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
Bizarre
Impressionistic
Puritanical
Romantic
7. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Urbane
Impressionistic
Breezy
Objective
8. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Parody
Convincing
Facetious
Mournful
9. Involving letters
Crepuscular
Bombastic
Ambiguous
Epistolary
10. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Epistolary
Depressing
Metaphorical
Facetious
11. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Angry
Subjective
Breezy
Sensuous
12. Effectively concise - brief
Dreamlike
Terse
Epistolary
Anecdotal
13. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Urbane
Mundane
Prurient
Whimsical
14. Unusually strange or odd
Trite
Bizarre
Rhythmic
Mournful
15. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Detached
Ambiguous
Absurd
Mundane
16. Resentful - enraged
Contemptuous
Realistic
Abstract
Angry
17. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Poetical
Trite
Confessional
Decadent
18. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Puritanical
Expressionistic
Erudite
Earthy
19. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Fatalistic
Cinematic
Angry
Bombastic
20. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Metaphorical
Facetious
Philosophical
Irreverent
21. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Anecdotal
Surrealistic
Breezy
Crepuscular
22. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Sensuous
Depressing
Farcical
Austere
23. In the style of an earlier period
Abstract
Contemptuous
Sensuous
Archaic
24. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Childish
Angry
Ominous
Detached
25. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Journalistic
Poetical
Cynical
Bland
26. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Epistolary
Flamboyant
Angry
Analytical
27. 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)
Bland
Parody
Stark
Ambiguous
28. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Primitive
Confessional
Trite
Objective
29. Using very few words to express a great deal
Bizarre
Urbane
Concise
Decadent
30. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Analytical
Farcical
Terse
Romantic
31. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Mournful
Depressing
Childish
Stark
32. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Parody
Cynical
Poetical
Analytical
33. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Sardonic
Iconoclastic
Discursive
Cynical
34. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Affected
Angry
Nostalgic
Urbane
35. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Lyrical
Objective
Elegiac
Decadent
36. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Pious
Trite
Cynical
Earthy
37. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Elegiac
Erudite
Realistic
Victorian
38. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Surrealistic
Ironic
Philosophical
Fluid
39. Having two or more possible meanings
Fatalistic
Affected
Bland
Ambiguous
40. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Whimsical
Discursive
Banal
Crepuscular
41. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Bizarre
Surrealistic
Baroque
Detached
42. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Evocative
Wordy
Satirical
Stark
43. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Expressionistic
Absurd
Archaic
Psychological
44. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)
Satirical
Subjective
Trite
Comic
45. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Philosophical
Satirical
Objective
Eulogistic
46. Learned - scholarly
Sensuous
Metaphorical
Erudite
Baroque
47. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Wordy
Satirical
Ironic
Dreamlike
48. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Ambiguous
Nostalgic
Epistolary
Discursive
49. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Philosophical
Bombastic
Pious
Detached
50. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Childish
Ominous
Angry
Surrealistic