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16 Cards in this Set
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Artistry
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The selection and arrangement of elements in such a way that the artist's purposes for the whole are fulfilled.
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Balance
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An element of artistry, related to symmetry, that consists of giving equal weight to different aspects of a work.
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Central Focus (Theme)
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The center of a whole arrangement or something that repeats itself at the center of each part of the whole arrangement.
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Contrast
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An element of artistry in which two things in a literary work are contrasted, whether in order to heighten one, or to convey meaning through the stark difference between the two.
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Literature
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The portrayal and interpretation of reality, in a verbal artistic form, for a purpose.
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Pattern
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An arrangement of parts in such a way that they form a recognizable unit or a series of units.
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Play
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A story that emphasizes performance as its primary medium of expression.
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Plot
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The arrangement of events in a story such that they have a beginning, middle, and end.
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Poetry
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Highly compressed language which may be metrical or non-metrical and characteristically uses imagery as its main medium of expression.
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Recurrence (Rhythm)
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an artistic element in which there is a rhythm to a repeated action - moments of rising and falling intensity.
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Repetition
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An artistic element in which something is repeated for emphasis or to form a pleasing rhythm.
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Story
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A piece of literature that has at least one character, plot, and setting an uses narrative as its primary medium of expression.
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Symmetry
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An artistic element which occurs when two things in a literary work correspond to each other in size and (or) form and (or) arrangement.
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Unity
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An artistic element whereby all the parts of a piece of literature have a oneness of meaning and (or) function.
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Unified Progression
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An element of artistry in which everything in a literary work is moving forward together towards one goal, without any stray ends or stragglers.
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Variety in Unity
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An element of artistry in which there are both similarities and differences in a group of literary elements.
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