Wisdom Literary Forms

Wisdom Literary Forms

Form	Definition	Text
Proverb	A short saying based on long experience	Proverbs 11:24
Admonition	An teacher's instruction to his student	Proverbs 8:33
Fable	A short story using nature symbols	Judges 9:8-15
Allegory	An extended metaphor	Proverbs 5:15-23
Hymn	In praise of personified wisdom	Proverbs 1:20-33, Job 28
Disputation	Argumentation in dialogue	Job 4-31
Autobiography	A teacher shares his experience	Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:26
List	A catalog of natural phenomena	Job 38:4-39:30