About Poetry
I love poetry. English poetry is built around Rhyme and Meter: Ti- ger, ti- ger, bur ning bright In the fo- rests of the night , What imm- or- tal hand or eye Could frame thy fear- ful symme- try ? Hebrew poetry has a whole different set of rules. Parallelism or Thought-Rhythm Parallelism refers to using elements in sentences that are grammatically similar or identical in structure, sound, or meaning. Example: Easy come, easy go. “My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” - John F. Kennedy “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted” - Jesus Chiasmus (or Antimetabole) Chi is the Greek letter X. Chiasmus is an inverted Parallelism - the 2 (or more) concepts criss-cross like an X. The chiasmus reverses grammatical structure or ideas of sentences but does not necessarily repeat the same words and phrases - like it does in the Antimetabole. Examples: “Never let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You.” “Whoever exalts...