Literary terms in Swahili

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

A

• antithesis • Tabaini

E

• euphemism • tasifida

G

• genre • utanzu

I

• irony • Kejeli

L

• leitmotif • Leitmotiv

M

• metaphor • sitiari

N

• narrative • hadithi

O

• onomatopoeia • tanakali

P

• paradox • Kweli kinzani

S

• simile • tashbiha