Literary terms in Icelandic

The list of Icelandic translations of literary terms, sorted alphabetically according to each term's English name.

A

• allegory • Táknsaga
• alliteration • Hending
• anachronism • Tímaskekkja
• archetype • erkitýpa

E

• euphemism • veigrunarorð

H

• hyperbole • ýkjur

I

• in medias res • In medias res
• irony • Írónía

L

• leitmotif • Leitmotiv

M

• metaphor • myndhverfing

N

• narrative • frásögn

O

• oxymoron • refhvörf

P

• paradox • þverstæða
• personification • persónugerving
• protagonist • aðalpersóna

S

• simile • viðlíking
• sonnet • sonnetta
• synecdoche • meðskilningur