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Add example to writing-poetry (#537) 

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@ -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