Literary terms in Afrikaans
The list of Afrikaans translations of literary terms, sorted alphabetically according to each term's English name.
A
- allegory • Allegorie
- alliteration • Alliterasie
- anachronism • Anachronisme
- archetype • argetipe
- assonance • assonansie
E
- ellipsis • ellipsteken
- euphemism • eufemisme
G
- genre • genre
H
- hyperbole • hiperbool
I
- irony • Ironie
L
- leitmotif • Leitmotiv
M
- metaphor • metafoor
N
- narrative • narratief
O
- onomatopoeia • onomatopee
- oxymoron • oksimoron
P
- paradox • paradoks
- protagonist • hoofkarakter
S
- simile • vergelykings
- soliloquy • alleenspraak
- sonnet • sonnet
- synecdoche • sinekdogee
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