Meaning and Common Techniques in Visual Arts for SS 1
Drawing, painting, printing and modelling each create visual effects through distinct processes; material choice influences technique and finish.
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Drawing, painting, printing and modelling each create visual effects through distinct processes; material choice influences technique and finish.
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Terms such as composition, perspective, texture and proportion describe how artworks are organised and help artists explain their decisions.
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Simile makes a comparison using 'like' or 'as', while metaphor states one thing as another; such figures make descriptions more vivid and meaningful.
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Rhyme, rhythm, repetition and imagery create sound and emphasis in poetry, while enjambment carries meaning beyond the end of a line.
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Tone expresses a speaker's attitude through language, while mood is the feeling a text creates in readers; word choice helps establish both.
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Digital literature includes e-books and online texts that expand access and searchability; careful reading still requires checking sources and editions.
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The Trials of Dedan Kimathi portrays colonial oppression and the struggle for Kenyan freedom, using courtroom scenes and resistance to question injustice.
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In Great Expectations, Pip's changing ambitions and relationships expose the costs of shame and misplaced values, challenging ideas about social class.
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Niyi Osundare's Ours to Plough, Not to Plunder calls for responsible care of the environment, opposing greed that destroys land held in common.
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John Donne addresses death directly in Death Be Not Proud, denying its final power through paradox, religious hope and the promise of immortality.
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Literature uses imaginative language to express human experiences, explore social issues and preserve culture through poetry, drama and prose.
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Poetry relies on patterned language and imagery, drama presents action through performance, and prose fiction develops stories through narration.
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