Literary terms in Swedish
The list of Swedish translations of literary terms, sorted alphabetically according to each term's English name.
A
- allegory • allegori
- alliteration • allitteration
- allusion • allusion
- anachronism • anakronism
- antagonist • antagonist
- antithesis • Antites
- archetype • arketyp
- assonance • assonans
C
- chiasmus • Kiasm
- climax • klimax
D
- deus ex machina • Deus ex machina
E
- ellipsis • uteslutningstecken
- enjambment • Versbindning
- epithet • epitet
- euphemism • förskönande omskrivning
F
- foreshadowing • episk förutsägelse
G
- genre • genre
H
- hyperbole • hyperbol
I
- in medias res • In medias res
- irony • ironi
L
- leitmotif • ledmotiv
M
- metaphor • metafor
N
- narrative • berättelse
- narrative motif • motiv
- narrative point of view • berättarperspektiv
O
- ode • ode
- onomatopoeia • ljudhärmande ord
- oxymoron • självmotsägelse
P
- paradox • paradox
- personification • personifikation
- plot • intrig
- protagonist • huvudperson
S
- simile • liknelse
- sonnet • sonett
- stream of consciousness • inre monolog
- synecdoche • synekdoke