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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

Literary terms in Danish

Literary terms in Danish
EnglishDanish
allegoryallegori
alliterationallitteration
allusionallusion
anachronismanakronisme
antagonistantagonist
archetypearketype
assonanceassonans
chiasmusKiasme
climaxKlimaks
deus ex machinaDeus ex machina
ellipsisudeladelsesprikker
enjambmentVersbinding
euphemismforskønnende omskrivning
genregenre
hyperbolehyperbel
imagerybilledsprog
in medias resIn medias res
ironyironi
juxtapositionjuxtaposition
leitmotifLedemotiv
metaphormetafor
narrativenarrativ
narrative point of viewfortæller
odeode
onomatopoeialydord
oxymoronoxymoron
paradoxparadoks
personificationpersonifikation
plothandling
protagonisthovedpersonen
sonnetSonet
stream of consciousnessBevidsthedsstrøm