Part 1 Flashcards
1
Q
Parallelism
A
At least two parallel lines of verse - each complement the other on some way.
2
Q
Synonymous parallelism
A
A repetition of the same thought or similar thought - reflect the same idea
3
Q
Antithetic parallelism
A
Two lines stand in sharp contrast to each other - usually have “but”
4
Q
Synthetic parallelism
A
Second line completes a thought in first line - in relationship to each other
5
Q
Chiasm
A
Occurs when successive lines of poetry reveals the order in which parallel theme se appear - crisscrossing
6
Q
Acrostics
A
Alphabetic poems - first line begins with first letter and so on
7
Q
Which books are the poetical books?
A
Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, & Song of Songs
