Judges through Poets- 11a Poetry contd
Strophic Structure (stanza structure) Is a structure where parallel lines can be grouped together in a common way. How do we know there is strophic structure? 1) Look for a refrain. A refrain is a regularly recurring verse that stands at the end of the stanza. The refrain is also known as the chorus. For examples see Psalms 39, 42, 43, 62, 67. See Isaiah 9:8-10:4 See the refrain in verses 9:12b, 9:17b. 9:21b, 10:4b. The division between these chapters is wrong (also the division between Psalm 42 and 43). 2) Look for an alphabetic acrostic This is a poem where each successive line or verse starts with a new letter of the Hebrew alphabet. See Psalms 9, 10, 25, 34, 37, 111, 112, 119 135. Alphabetic acrostics were primarily for remembrance. Example: Isaiah 44:24-28 V24 Stanza 1 refers to events of the remote past V25-26 Stanza 2 refers to the present V27-28 Stanza 3 refers to the future The movement of tenses may indicate the change of stanza Figures of speech A figure of speech translate...