If shapes are arranged large, small, large, small, what effect can be created?

Correct answer: Rhythm

Correct answer: B, rhythm. In visual art, rhythm is the sense of organised movement created when elements repeat or change in a regular way. The sequence large, small, large, small gives the eye an alternating beat, rather like a visual pattern of strong and weak steps. The viewer’s eye can follow this order across the composition, so the arrangement feels active rather than completely static. A is incorrect because balance concerns the distribution of visual weight; the arrangement might contribute to balance, but the repeated size change most directly creates rhythm. C is incorrect because regular alternation usually suggests movement or visual pacing, not complete stillness. D is incorrect because the shapes are not exactly uniform: their sizes alternate. Memory cue: repeated visual change creates rhythm; repeated sameness creates uniformity. Therefore the large-small sequence is best understood as visual rhythm.