Ketek

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 Herdazian

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

—A ketek by Allahn

“Alight, winds approach deadly approaching winds alight. ”

—A ketek by Navani Kholin describing the meeting of the Everstorm with a highstorm

Trivia

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

Notes

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