Chapter 20 GGW

An ________ is a poem in which each successive line of poetry starts with the next letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

acrostic

If a biblical poet describes God as having hands, arms, and feet, then the poet is using what figurative element? A. Personification B. Indirect Analogy C. Metaphor D. Anthropomorphism

antrhopomorphism

What category of parallelism best describes the following lines: (A) For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, (B) but the way of the wicked leads to destruction. A. Synonymous B. Developmental C. Contrastive D. Illustrative

contrastive

Old Testament poetry is a good source for developing doctrine and propositional truth. False

false

Poetry appeals to reason.

false

The Psalms teach us that honesty is not the best policy when it comes to talking to God.

false

What figure of speech is defined as a conscious exaggeration for the sake of effect? A. Hyperbole B. Zoomorphism C. Metonymy D. Simile

hyperbole

___________ is the dominant structural characteristic of Old Testament poetry.

parallelism

The _______ give us inspired models of how to talk and sing to God.

psalms

Throughout his book, the prophet Jeremiah has an extended wordplay that focuses on the Hebrew word ____

shub

What category of parallelism best describes the following lines: (A) The One enthroned in heaven laughs; (B) The LORD scoffs at them. A. Synonymous B. Developmental C. Contrastive D. Illustrative

synonymous

_________ means that poetry uses a minimum number of words.

terseness

Psalm 119 is an example of an acrostic.

true

The poets of the Old Testament are attempting to communicate literal truth.

true

Ben Franklin's famous quote, "Let us all hang together or else we may all hang separately." is an example of which literary device listed below? A. Personification B. Apostrophe C. Wordplay D. Simile

wordplay