Vocabulary Words to Discover:

analogous = similar or comparable to something else ex: An airplane’s joystick is somewhat analogous to the reins on a horse. The emotional impact of a painting by Jackson Pollock is analogous to watching fireworks on the fourth of July.

symmetry = balanced proportions ex: The human face holds symmetry on each side.

asymmetry = the lack or absence of symmetry ex: As Mercury orbits the Sun, it experiences a small torque due to its slight asymmetry in the plane of its orbit.

In this winter scene of a piece of folk art by Grandma Moses, notice how it is a classic example of asymmetry. Even though the details of the painting are all different figures yet they balance out visually as a whole.