test #5 Flashcards
Lyrical Poetry
Style of a song
Didactic Poetry
Meant to teach/instruct
Dramatic Poetry
Portray an event or scene
Chiasm
Word order of a parallel line is reverse to the first line
Acrostic
Poetry written according to the Hebrew alphabet
Simile
Comparing to items with ‘like’ or ‘as’
Metaphor
Comparison made between two things without ‘like’ or ‘as’
Hyperbole
Exaggerated statements
Personification
Attributing human features or human characteristics to a lifeless object
Anthropormophism
God being represented with human characteristics
Zoomirphism
People, objects, and places with animal attributes
Synecdoche
Using a part of something to represent a whole
Apostrophe
The author addresses people as if they weren’t present or as a lifeless object
What is one of the wisdom books?
Job
What is the second wisdom book?
Psalms
What is the third wisdom book?
Proverbs
What is the fourth wisdom book?
Ecclesiastes
What is the last wisdom book?
Song of psalms
How many ideas will be expressed with every two lines of text?
One main point
Synonymous parallelism
The second line uses similar words to reinforce the idea of the first line
Developmental parallelism
The second line adds or completes the idea of the first
Contrastative parallelism
Thought of the second line contrasts the idea of the first line
Why is figurative imagery used in scripture?
Helps add emphasis
What is one type of psalm?
Lament (complaint to God)
What is the second type of psalm?
Wisdom (Asking for guidance)
What is the third type of psalm?
Hymns (songs of praise to God)