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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

Navani's ketek, written in glyphs and stylized to represent the meeting of the two storms.

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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