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  • From: "Jonathan D. Safren" <yonsaf AT beitberl.beitberl.ac.il>
  • To: Andrew C Smith <a.c.smith AT juno.com>
  • Cc: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Poetry a la Niccacci
  • Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 12:30:10 +0200


Andrew C Smith wrote:

> >I can't remember where, but I do
> >believe he has said before that poetry sort of suspends rules of
> >syntax (my phrasing, not his) for the sake of meter, effect, word
> >imagery, and a host of other causes. This is essentially the
> >position I take, as well.
>
> I thought the "common wisdom" was that Hebrew poetry didn't have meter.
>
> A.C. Smith
>
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It doesn't have meter, but does have beats - accented and unaccented
syllables which
occur in patterns.
Jonathan D. Safren
Dept. of Biblical Studies
Beit Berl College
Beit Berl Post Office 44905
Israel





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