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Literary terms in Latin

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

A

  • allegory Allegoria
  • allusion allusio
  • antagonist Antagonista

C

  • chiasmus chiasmus

D

  • deus ex machina Deus ex machina, Deus ex māchinā

G

  • genre genus

I

  • in medias res In medias res
  • irony Ironia

L

  • leitmotif Leitmotif

M

  • metaphor metaphora

N

  • narrative Narratio

O

  • ode ode
  • onomatopoeia onomatopoeia

P

  • paradox paradoxum
  • personification Personificatio

S

  • simile similitudo
  • sonnet sonnectum

Literary terms in Latin

Literary terms in Latin
EnglishLatin
allegoryAllegoria
allusionallusio
antagonistAntagonista
chiasmuschiasmus
deus ex machinaDeus ex machina, Deus ex māchinā
genregenus
in medias resIn medias res
ironyIronia
leitmotifLeitmotif
metaphormetaphora
narrativeNarratio
odeode
onomatopoeiaonomatopoeia
paradoxparadoxum
personificationPersonificatio
similesimilitudo
sonnetsonnectum