Outline of Song of Solomon The outline identifies the speakers throughout the poem. I. Title 1:1 II. Description of the courtship 1:2-3:5 A. The Shulamite 1:2-4a B. The daughters of Jerusalem 1:4b C. The shulamite 1:4c-7 D. Solomon 1:8-11 E. The Shulamite 1:12-14 F. Solomon 1:15 G. The Shulamite 1:16 H. Solomon 1:17 I. The Shulamite 2:1 J. Solomon 2:2 K. The Shulamite 2:3-13 L. Solomon 2:14-15 M. The Shulamite 2:16-3:5 III. Procession for the marriage 3:6-11 A. The Shulamite 3:6-11 IV. Consummation of the marriage 4:1-5:1 A. Solomon 4:1-15 B. The Shulamite 4:16 C. Solomon 5:1 V. Conflict in the marriage 5:2-6:13 A. The Shulamite 5:2-8 B. The daughters of Jerusalem 5:9 C. The Shulamite 5:10-16 D. The daughters of Jerusalem 6:1 E. The Shulamite 6:2-3 F. Solomon 6:4-12 G. The daughters of Jerusalem 6:13a H. Solomon 6:13b VI. Maturity in the marriage 7:1-8:4 A. Solomon 7:1-7:9a B. The Shulamite 7:9b-8:4 VII. Intensity in the marriage 8:5-14 A. The daughters of Jerusalem 8:5a B. The Shulamite 8:5b-7 C. The brothers of the Shulamite 8:8-9 D. The Shulamite 8:10-12 E. Solomon 8:13 F. The Shulatmite 8:14