Literary terms in Finnish
The list of Finnish translations of literary terms, sorted alphabetically according to each term's English name.
A
- allegory • allegoria
- alliteration • alkusointu
- allusion • alluusio
- anachronism • anakronismi
- antagonist • antagonisti
- antithesis • antiteesi
- archetype • arkkityyppi
- assonance • assonanssi
D
- deus ex machina • Deus ex machina
E
- ellipsis • kolme pistettä
- epithet • epiteetti
- euphemism • kiertoilmaus
G
- genre • genre
H
- hamartia • Hamartia
- hyperbole • hyperbola
I
- in medias res • In medias res
- irony • ironia
L
- leitmotif • johtoaihe
M
- metaphor • metafora
N
- narrative • kertomus
- narrative motif • motiivi
O
- ode • Oodi
- onomatopoeia • onomatopoeettinen
- oxymoron • oksymoron
P
- paradox • paradoksi
- pathetic fallacy • Esineellistäminen
- personification • henkilöitymä
- plot • juoni
- protagonist • protagonisti
S
- sonnet • sonetti
- stream of consciousness • Tajunnanvirta
- synecdoche • synekdokee
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