| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accent | distinctive stylistic emphasis |
| 2. | adornment | decorative addition |
| 3. | analogue | comparable corresponding element |
| 4. | arabesque | ornamental flowing design |
| 5. | arrangement | ordered placement of parts |
| 6. | aspect | particular feature or side |
| 7. | attribute | quality or feature |
| 8. | burden | repeated main point |
| 9. | centerpiece | main focal element |
| 10. | central image | main repeated image |
| 11. | character | distinctive nature or quality |
| 12. | characteristic | typical identifying feature |
| 13. | coloring | distinctive quality or tone |
| 14. | commonplace | familiar recurring theme |
| 15. | conceit | extended artistic idea |
| 16. | connecting thread | linking recurring idea |
| 17. | cue | signal with recurring meaning |
| 18. | current | continuous underlying tendency |
| 19. | decoration | decorative element or design |
| 20. | design | planned decorative arrangement |
| 21. | detail | small but notable feature |
| 22. | device | recurring artistic technique |
| 23. | dominant theme | strongest recurring idea |
| 24. | echo | repeated suggestion or image |
| 25. | element | distinctive part or feature |
| 26. | emblem | symbolic representative figure |
| 27. | facet | one side or feature |
| 28. | feature | noticeable recurring part |
| 29. | figure | recurring shape or form |
| 30. | filigree | delicate ornamental pattern |
| 31. | fixation | compulsive recurring focus |
| 32. | flourish | decorative stylistic touch |
| 33. | focus | center of attention |
| 34. | form | visible arrangement or shape |
| 35. | fretwork | ornamental repeated design |
| 36. | gist | central point or essence |
| 37. | governing idea | controlling central idea |
| 38. | guiding theme | main directing theme |
| 39. | hallmark | distinctive characteristic feature |
| 40. | icon | symbolic image |
| 41. | iconography | symbolic visual language |
| 42. | idea | central thought or concept |
| 43. | image | recurring visual idea |
| 44. | imagery | descriptive visual elements |
| 45. | indicator | sign of something |
| 46. | ingredient | contributing element or part |
| 47. | iteration | repeated occurrence |
| 48. | kernel | central essential idea |
| 49. | key image | important repeated image |
| 50. | key symbol | important repeated symbol |
| 51. | layout | arrangement of visual elements |
| 52. | leitmotif | recurring associated theme |
| 53. | mark | distinctive identifying sign |
| 54. | meander | repeating decorative line |
| 55. | medallion | round decorative design |
| 56. | note | distinctive recurring quality |
| 57. | obsession | persistent recurring focus |
| 58. | ornament | decorative detail or feature |
| 59. | parallel | corresponding repeated element |
| 60. | pattern | repeated design or idea |
| 61. | preoccupation | recurring concern or focus |
| 62. | quality | distinctive feature or trait |
| 63. | recognizable feature | easily identified recurring part |
| 64. | recurrence | something appearing again |
| 65. | recurring feature | feature appearing repeatedly |
| 66. | recurring image | image appearing repeatedly |
| 67. | recurring symbol | symbol appearing repeatedly |
| 68. | red thread | connecting underlying theme |
| 69. | refrain | recurring phrase or idea |
| 70. | repeat | recurring decorative unit |
| 71. | repetition | act of appearing again |
| 72. | rosette | rose-like decorative design |
| 73. | running theme | theme appearing repeatedly |
| 74. | scrollwork | ornamental curved design |
| 75. | signature | distinctive identifying style |
| 76. | spirit | animating quality or character |
| 77. | stamp | distinctive identifying character |
| 78. | stock theme | commonly reused theme |
| 79. | strain | underlying tendency or quality |
| 80. | strand | one recurring line |
| 81. | streak | recurring tendency or style |
| 82. | symbol | thing representing an idea |
| 83. | symbolic thread | linking symbolic idea |
| 84. | theme | main recurring idea |
| 85. | thread | continuing line of thought |
| 86. | through line | connecting recurring element |
| 87. | through-thread | continuous linking element |
| 88. | tone | general quality or mood |
| 89. | topos | conventional recurring theme |
| 90. | touch | small distinctive feature |
| 91. | tracery | ornamental interlacing pattern |
| 92. | trait | distinguishing recurring quality |
| 93. | trope | recurring figurative device |
| 94. | undercurrent | subtle continuing tendency |
| 95. | undertone | subtle underlying quality |
| 96. | unifying element | part tying things together |
| 97. | vein | distinctive style or tendency |
| 98. | visual cue | image signaling meaning |
| 99. | visual signature | distinctive recurring visual style |
| 100. | visual theme | repeated visual idea |
