In Goya's The Third of May, 1808, the artist used a variety of actual and implied lines to attract attention to specific points within the composition. Lines that draw the viewer's attention in this way are known as ________ lines.
A) directional
B) regular
C) contour Contour Line
D) irregular
E) organic

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Directional lines are lines that lead the viewer's eye towards specific elements within a composition. Goya used a variety of diagonal and horizontal directional lines to draw attention to the figures in the painting, particularly the central figure of the man with his arms raised in surrender.

In Goya's the Third of May, 1808, the Artist Used