Biblical authors often use parallelism in their poetry, which causes the readers to place two or more things in comparison with each other to show their relation. At its root, parallelism is a form of comparison and analogy. It assumes that to truly understand andexperience a thing, you need to grasp not only that thing but also another thing that is both similar and distinct at the same time. Parallelism employs comparison techniques such as analogy, complement, contrast, and sequence — each requiring and aiding the reader to discover the uniqueness and meaning behind the poetic lines.