Download or read book Cantos and Strophes in Biblical Hebrew Poetry written by P. van der Lugt and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2005-12-01 with total page 597 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Formal and thematic devices demonstrate that Hebrew poetry is composed of a consistent pattern of cantos (stanzas) and strophes. The formal devices include quantitative balance on the level of cantos in terms of the number of verselines, verbal repetitions and transition markers.