You are sitting in the audience for an opera. You closely watch one of the performers sing in front of the set and other performers. You have organized this visual scene such that the performer is the _____ and the set and other performers are _____.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Ans: figure; ground
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