Question: what are some of the common characteristics of hebrew poetry?
Answer: Unusual forms. The employment of unusual forms of language cannot be considered as a sign of ancient Hebrew poetry. ... 
Parallelism. Main article: Parallelism (rhetoric) ... 
Quantitative rhythm. ... 
Accentual rhythm. ... 
The Dirges. ... 
Anadiplosis. ... 
Acrostics. ... 
Poems that deal with events.