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The Gemara (Sanhedrin 104b) says that it is because peh means "mouth" and ayin means eye, and it therefore symbolizes the sin of the spies, "who said with their mouths [false reports about the Land of Israel] that they did not see with their eyes."
Maharsha there adds that the regular order was retained in the first chapter of Eicha, because otherwise we ...
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R. Yitz Etshalom has a really good article about the structure of Eicha. Basically, you are noticing the common A B C B A pattern of much of Tanach literature. I believe this structure is also explained by Nechama Leibowitzes work on Tanach.
In this case, Chapter 4 set's the "fold" of those 3 chapters.
While the article of R. Etshalom does not discuss ...
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There are those that do Chapter 3 with a different tune due to its different rhythm.
http://www.masorti.org.il/uploads/uploads/MegilatEichaSample.pdf
פרק ג׳ הוא 'קינה אישית' למעט באותיות נ׳ וס׳, המנוסחות בלשון רבים. שאר
הקינות מדברות על גורלו המר של העם הסובל מחורבנו ומחורבן ארצו, עירו
ומקדשו. נגינת הטעמים של 'איכה' אף היא מלנכולית ומזכירה בכי ונהי. ...
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