Tristich

A tristich is any strophe, stanza, or poem that consists of exactly three lines.[1]

Forms of Tristich

Tristich Parallelism in Hebrew poetry is an early example of this form.[2] The first verse of the book Lamentations being a prime example,[3] with an elegiac sentiment in a progressive parallelism that carries the thought of the first line and adding something thereto .[4]

Shakespeare was another poet who used the tristich form within his Threnody poem 'The Phoenix and the Turtle.[5]

See also

References

  1. Dictionary.com .
  2. Kugel, James The Idea of Biblical Poetry:Parallelism & Its History. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1981 ISBN 9780801859441
  3. Jewish Encyclopedia.com
  4. Hebrew Poetry and Music Master Study Bible NASB Encyclopedia, Holman Bible Publishers ,1981
  5. Shakespeare WilliamThe Phoenix and the Turtle Mouton de Gryter, 1965 ISBN 9783111029689

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