Pattern Analysis

Frequencies for Comparative Devices (Rhetorical)

Literary
Device

Torah
Non
Torah
Poetry+
Wisdom
Major
Prophets
Minor
Prophets
Synoptic
Gospels
Johannine
Books
Paul’s
Epistles
Other
Writings
Mean: All
Genres
Total
Devices
Amplification 0.15 0.15 0.08 0.17 0.23 0.23 0.16 0.15 0.12 0.16 193
Comparison 0.05 0.09 0.08 0.08 0.15 0.04 0.00 0.13 0.13 0.08 94
Contrast 0.23 0.31 0.34 0.42 0.22 0.26 0.26 0.35 0.48 0.32 384
Intensification 0.07 0.04 0.02 0.07 0.10 0.03 0.10 0.08 0.06 0.06 67
 
Literary units analyzed 167 199 156 143 60 199 80 126 85

Updated on 8/26/2024