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  1. background
    the part of a scene behind objects in the front
  2. foreground
    the part of a scene that is near the viewer
  3. diagonal
    having an oblique or slanted direction
  4. plane
    an unbounded two-dimensional shape
  5. line
    a length between two points
  6. symmetry
    balance among the parts of something
  7. metaphor
    a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
  8. personification
    attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas
  9. parody
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  10. satire
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
Created on Mon Jul 30 23:31:14 EDT 2012 (updated Wed Aug 01 03:22:54 EDT 2012)

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