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