Read carefully Psalm 102, identify the type of psalm it is, provide one example each of synonymous, antithetic, and synthetic parallelism, and provide one example each of any figures of speech listed in Grasping Gods Word.

Interpreting biblical poetry requires attention both to structure and images. These are described on pages 352-360 in Grasping Gods Word (the larger text which Journey into Gods Word condenses) and in chapters 19 and 21 of Encountering the Old Testament. Structure at the verse level is often called parallelism. This term has to do with how the second line relates in predictable ways to the first line. Psalms also typically follow formal conventions of structure at the macro level. They may be songs of lament, trust, hymns of praise, etc. All psalms use imagery to convey their meaning. A variety of figures of speech create verbal images that are often packed with emotion.
Your assignment is to 1) read carefully Psalm 102, along with the texts mentioned above, 2) identify the type of psalm it is, 3) provide one example each of synonymous, antithetic, and synthetic parallelism, and 4) provide one example each of any figures of speech listed in Grasping Gods Word.