BBL Writings

What is a colon in poetry?

A partial, poetic fragment.

What defines a line in poetry?

A complete unit of poetic thought.

What is a bicolon?

A basic poetic line with two colons.

What is a tricolon in poetry?

A poetic line with three colons.

What does a tetracolon consist of?

A poetic line with four colons.

What is a strophe?

A group of lines that focus on a common topic.

What is a stanza?

A group of strophes that focus on a common theme.

What is parallelism in poetry?

The relationship between each poetic fragment (colon).

What is synonymous parallelism?

Repetition of the same poetic idea, but restated with different words.

What is antithetic parallelism?

Presentation of a contrasting or opposing poetic idea.

What is synthetic parallelism?

Addition of new information to further deepen or expand understanding of a poetic idea.

What kind of wisdom is found in Proverbs 1-3?

Embrace Wisdom.

What is a proverb?

Practical wisdom for life.

What is a distich?

A two-line proverb.

What is a tetrastich?

A four-line proverb.

What is a hexastich?

A six-line proverb.

What is an octastich?

An eight-line proverb.

What is comparative parallelism unique to proverbs?

Something natural as a simile and related to everyday life.

What kind of wisdom does the Book of Proverbs provide?

Didactic (practical) wisdom for life.

What are the types of Psalms?

Praise, Lament, Wisdom.

How many Psalms are there?