diff --git a/translate/writing-poetry/01.md b/translate/writing-poetry/01.md index ff088e8..ca72e9a 100644 --- a/translate/writing-poetry/01.md +++ b/translate/writing-poetry/01.md @@ -5,12 +5,23 @@ Poetry is one of the ways that people use the words and sounds of their language #### In poetry we commonly find: * many figures of speech such as [Apostrophe](../figs-apostrophe/01.md) -* parallel lines (See [Parallelism](../figs-parallelism/01.md)) -* repetition of some or all of a line +* arrangements of clauses into particular patterns such as: + * parallel lines (See [Parallelism](../figs-parallelism/01.md)) + * acrostics (beginning lines with successive letters of the alphabet) + * chiasms (in which the first line relates to the last line, the second to the next-to-last line, etc.): +> You should not give what is holy to the dogs, +> +>> and should not throw your pearls in front of the pigs. +>> +>> Otherwise they will trample them under their feet, +> +> and having turned, they might tear you to pieces. (Matt 7:6 ULT) + +* repetition of some or all of a line: > Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts. Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars. (Psalm 148:2-3 ULT) -* lines of similar length. +* lines of similar length: > Listen to my call to you, > @@ -20,21 +31,21 @@ Poetry is one of the ways that people use the words and sounds of their language > > for it is to you that I pray. (Psalm 5:1-2 ULT) -* the same sound used at the end or at the beginning of two or more lines +* the same sound used at the end or at the beginning of two or more lines: > “Twinkle, twinkle little **star**. How I wonder what you **are**.” (from an English rhyme) -* the same sound repeated many times +* the same sound repeated many times: > “Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater” (from an English rhyme) -> -> We also find: -> -> * old words and expressions -> * dramatic imagery -> * different use of grammar — including: -> * incomplete sentences -> * lack of connective words + + We also find: + + * old words and expressions + * dramatic imagery + * different use of grammar — including: + * incomplete sentences + * lack of connective words #### Some places to look for poetry in your language @@ -50,6 +61,7 @@ Elegant or fancy speech is similar to poetry in that it uses beautiful language, #### Reasons This Is a Translation Issue: * Different languages use poetry for different things. If a poetic form would not communicate the same meaning in your language, you may need to write it without the poetry. +* Different languages use different poetic devices. A poetic device that conveys elegance or emotion in a biblical language may be confusing or misunderstood in another language. * In some languages, using poetry for a particular part of the Bible would make it much more powerful. ### Examples From the Bible