The symmetry that a figure has if it can be made to fit exactly onto the original when it is translated a given distance at a given direction and then reflected over a line. As in translational symmetry, glide-reflectional symmetry exists only for infinite patterns.
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Page 1 of 8. AP English Literature Literary Terms. Listed and defined below are literary terms that you will need to know in order to discuss. and write about works of literature. You are already familiar with many of these. allegory- A form of extended metaphor in which objects and persons in a narrative, either in prose or.