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glossary
an alphabetical list of technical terms in a field
scale
an ordered reference standard
legend
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
grid
a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines
perspective
a way of regarding situations or topics
inset
an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted
cartographer
a person who makes maps
compass
navigational instrument for finding directions
background
the part of a scene behind objects in the front
foreground
the part of a scene that is near the viewer
diagonal
having an oblique or slanted direction
plane
an unbounded two-dimensional shape
line
a length between two points
symmetry
balance among the parts of something
metaphor
a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
personification
attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas
parody
a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
satire
witty language used to convey insults or scorn

Created on Mon Jul 30 16:45:32 EDT 2012 (updated Tue Jul 31 19:46:14 EDT 2012)