art that does not portray figures or objects; art without real models or subject ... on formal elements (the visual elements, design principles) to carry its message ... elements, such as a line, shape, color, texture, that are used by artists to create imagery ... using a series of closely spaced parallel lines to achieve a similar effect.
<span>they often decorated with intricate wood carving in a variety of figurative and abstract styles. </span>
Synonyms help us connect unknown words with known words. For example, one may not know the meaning of the word "nefarious" when used in this context: "The offense was more nefarious than previously thought." If we replace "nefarious" with "evil" or "wretched" the meaning is more comprehensible to those who don't know the meaning of "nefarious": The offense was more evil (wretched) than previously thought."
I hope this helps, I used nefarious as a somewhat uncommon term to better illustrate my point, and to explain why we use synonyms to learn new words. Simply put, synonyms bridge us to the unknown using the known as solid ground build from.
Answer is: <span>D.) p.
</span>p<span> or </span>piano<span> meaning "soft".
</span>mp -<span> standing for </span>mezzo-piano<span>, meaning "half soft".
</span>mf -<span>standing for </span>mezzo-forte<span>, meaning "half loud".
</span><span>ff - standing for fortissimo and meaning "very loud".
</span>Piano<span> affects the dynamics (or volume) of a musical composition and is an indication to play louder than </span>pianissimo (pp<span>), but softer than </span>mezzo piano<span>.</span>
