Terms
the matching structure of lines within a couplet
What is parallelism?
a figurative comparison of two things
What is a metaphor?
What is Ecclesiastes?
authored by "the Preacher," potentially Solomon, necessity of fearing God in a broken world, tragic reality of the fall
What is Ecclesiastes?
"The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup."
What is a metaphor?
What is synonymous parallelism?
a figurative comparison of two things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
uses poetry to describe blessing and suffering
What is Job?
written by Solomon, describes wisdom, addressed to a young man, the wise, the fool, the simple
What is Proverbs?
"In the night also my heart instructs me."
What is personification?
the idea of A-Line has its opposite in the B-Line
What is antithetic parallelism?
the repetition of initial consonant sounds
What is alliteration?
uses poetry to describe prayer and praise
What is Psalms?
man living in Uz, knows YHWH, fuller understanding of the character of God, dealing with suffering
What is Job?
"At your right hand are pleasures forevermore."
What is anthropomorphism?
a group of couplets that make up a unit within a poem
What is a stanza?
assigning human characteristics to inanimate objects
What is personification?
uses poetry to speak about wisdom and practice
What is Proverbs?
the songbook of God's people in exile, half written by David, about One God, creation and the fall, covenants, and more
What is Psalms?
"The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance."
What is imagery or synonymous parallelism?
assigning human characteristics to non-human entities
What is anthropomorphism?
associated with rest, crescendo, pause, or musical interlude
What is Selah?
uses poetry to create the image of bliss through unity
What is Song of Solomon?
Give three details of the background of the book of Ecclesiastes.
Answers may vary.
"For the LORD knows the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish."
What is antithetic parallelism?