1 Translating an object means moving it without rotating or reflecting it. You can describe a translation by stating how far it moves an object, and in what direction.  The fourth (and last) type of symmetry is a glide reflection.
A literary description is a text that explains the features of something. A description uses language that helps the readers or listeners to form images in their minds about the thing being described. Descriptions may be of: 1  physical things. 2  cultural events. 3  natural things.
From the standpoint of literary style, the term ârealismâ refers to the literary means used in works characterized by the realistic method. For many centuries the language of literature was special and âpoetic.â In almost all genres, works of art were written in verse.