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A '''ketek''' is a form of holy [[Vorin]] poetry which reads the same forward and backward (allowing for changes in verb form), and is also divisible into five sections, each of which also expresses a complete thought.
 
A '''ketek''' is a form of holy [[Vorin]] poetry which reads the same forward and backward (allowing for changes in verb form), and is also divisible into five sections, each of which also expresses a complete thought.
   
 
== Examples ==
  
== Examples ==
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|Above silence, the illuminating storms—dying storms— illuminate the silence above.
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|Above silence, the illuminating storms—dying storms—illuminate the silence above.
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|A ketek by an illiterate dying [[Herdazian]]{{ref|b|twok|epilogue}}
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|A ketek by an illiterate dying [[Herdazian]]{{ref|b|sa1|endnote}}
 
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|Radiant / of birthplace / the announcer comes / to come announce / the birthplace of Radiants.
  
|Radiant / of birthplace / the announcer comes / to come announce / the birthplace of Radiants.
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|A ketek by [[Allahn]]{{ref|b|twok|e|49}}
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|A ketek by [[Allahn]]{{ref|b|sa1|e|49}}
 
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|Alight, winds approach deadly approaching winds alight.
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|A ketek by [[Navani Kholin]] describing the meeting of the [[Everstorm]] with a [[highstorm]]{{ref|b|sa2|endnote}}
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==Trivia==
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The Part titles for ''[[The Way of Kings]]'' and ''[[Words of Radiance]]'' both form keteks.
   
 
== Notes ==
  
== Notes ==

Revision as of 00:18, 12 April 2014

Ketek
Related to Vorinism
World of Origin Roshar
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A ketek is a form of holy Vorin poetry which reads the same forward and backward (allowing for changes in verb form), and is also divisible into five sections, each of which also expresses a complete thought.

Examples

“Above silence, the illuminating storms—dying storms—illuminate the silence above. ”

—A ketek by an illiterate dying HerdazianCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content

“Radiant / of birthplace / the announcer comes / to come announce / the birthplace of Radiants. ”

—A ketek by AllahnCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content

“Alight, winds approach deadly approaching winds alight. ”

—A ketek by Navani Kholin describing the meeting of the Everstorm with a highstormCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content

Trivia

The Part titles for The Way of Kings and Words of Radiance both form keteks.

Notes

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