Literary terms in Danish
The list of Danish translations of literary terms, sorted alphabetically according to each term's English name.
A
- allegory • allegori
- alliteration • allitteration
- allusion • allusion
- anachronism • anakronisme
- antagonist • antagonist
- archetype • arketype
- assonance • assonans
C
- chiasmus • Kiasme
- climax • Klimaks
D
- deus ex machina • Deus ex machina
E
- ellipsis • udeladelsesprikker
- enjambment • Versbinding
- euphemism • forskønnende omskrivning
G
- genre • genre
H
- hyperbole • hyperbel
I
- imagery • billedsprog
- in medias res • In medias res
- irony • ironi
J
- juxtaposition • juxtaposition
L
- leitmotif • Ledemotiv
M
- metaphor • metafor
N
- narrative • narrativ
- narrative point of view • fortæller
O
- ode • ode
- onomatopoeia • lydord
- oxymoron • oxymoron
P
- paradox • paradoks
- personification • personifikation
- plot • handling
- protagonist • hovedpersonen
S
- sonnet • Sonet
- stream of consciousness • Bevidsthedsstrøm