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| An explanation of how something came to be |
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| The telling of a specific detail within a person's geneaology |
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| A type of brief narrative in which characters and a plot are fully developed |
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| Long detailed narrative of a hero who demonstrates both bravery and wisdom and goes through a series of trials. The hero is often a symbolic figure who represents the traits of an entire people. These are full of exaggeration in terms of characters or events. |
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| The composite of traditional customs, art forms, tales, and sayings preserved among a people |
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| Short illustrative story that teaches a moral or religious lesson, often through the use of comparisons. These differ from fables in that a this is told in response to a specific situation. |
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| Words or wisdom or advice given by God |
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| Poems and prayers that were once sung. Many of the these have been attributed to King David (more than 70) |
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| A symbolic story that illuminates views of a particular people regarding the relationship between humans and the divine. The story of this is universal, rather than mainly historical, and it provides insight into the ultimate questions. Its specific purpose is often to communicate in symbolic language a reality that transcends experience. |
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| Form of writing that describes the destruction of evil and the coming of God’s reign |
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The concrete sensory details that make a literary work vivid and realistic
This helps a reader visually imagine scenes in the OT |
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| Comparisons that are meant to be taken imaginatively rather than literally. |
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| A direct comparison using the words "like or "as" |
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| Indirect comparison indicating a likeness between two things without directly stating a comparison |
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| The repetition of words and phrases, or the repetition of thought patterns |
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| Literally technique in which what is said or done is contrary to what is expected |
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| The representation of abstract or intangible things through symbols |
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