What can a repeated border of small shapes do in a design?

Create decoration and boundary

The governing concept is repetition used to organise and decorate a design. When a small shape is repeated at regular or planned intervals around an edge, it can form a pattern, frame, or border. Such a border marks the boundary of the design, gives the surface a finished appearance, and adds rhythm and decoration. Therefore option A is correct. A well-planned border may support the main subject, although its weight and spacing must be controlled. Option B is wrong because a border does not automatically remove the main subject. Option C is impossible as a visual function, and option D has no sound design meaning. The effect depends on scale, spacing, alignment, and contrast; repetition should be consistent enough to look organised without becoming distracting.

This is a Class 9 Art Education question. Chapter: Design and Composition. Topic: Pattern making.