OUTLINE OF SONG OF SONGS

1. The Shulammith maiden in the royal court (1:1-2:7)
   Welcom by the court ladies (1:2-4)
   The maiden's response (1:5-7)
   Reply by the court ladies (1:8)
   The king speaks (1:9-11)
   The maiden addresses the court ladies (1:12-14)
   The king speks to the maiden (1:15)
   The maiden's apostrophe (1:16-2:1)
   The king speaks (2:2)
   The maiden to the court ladies (2:3-7)

2. The maiden in a country palace (2:8-3:5)
   Memories of her country lover (2:8-17)
   A dream (3:1-5)

3. The king's appeal (3:6-4:7)
   A royal pageant -- the king enters (3:6-11)
   The king woes the maiden (4:1-7)

4. The maiden reflects (4:8-6:3)
   Pleadings of her shepherd lover (4:8-5:1)
   A dream (5:2-6:3)

5. The king's renewed appeal (6:4-7:9)
   The king's overtures of love (6:4-13)
   The court ladies' appeal (7:1-9)

6. The reunion of the maiden and her lover (7:10-8:14)
   Her longing for her shepherd lover (7:10-8:4)
   Her return (8;5-14)