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| This is by far the most common literary device found in the Bible and the most recognized by modern readers. |
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| A story explaining natural phenomenon in supernatural terms. |
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| Include a barren wife, a divine presence, an annunciation, and a pregnanacy. |
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| Narratives involving a recounting of historical events. |
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| The lament tends "to follow a stereotyped pattern:The speakers invoke God, describe their trouble (which often includes persecution by enemies), assert their faith in God, petition for help (sometimes offering a vow), and thank God for the resuce that they foresee" (Gabel and Wheeler, 17) |
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| Often used to tie together narratives, these passages demonstrate ancenstry, kinship, and kingship. Likely a priestly source. |
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| Accounts of people's movements from one geographical location to another. |
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| A long narrative poem, elevated style, characters in high position, heroic, depict a development of episodes important to the history of a nation or race. |
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| A song sung before or during battle |
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| A relatively brief fictional narrative in prose; contains a unity of effect, theme, character, tone, mood, and style; contains plot. |
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| Short narrative handed down through oral tradition but eventually written down; cumulatively written. |
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| Predicting the future as well as gauging how far the people have strayed from God. |
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| A collection of practical advice; Poetic drama questioning divine justice (Examples: Job & Ecclesiastes) |
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| Literature depicting an ultimate destiny (usually destructive) of the world; character of catastrophe is grandiose, imminent, unrestrained, wild; suggests final judgement. |
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| A song sung following a military battle. |
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