Kenning is an Old English and Old Norse poetic device that uses metaphorical phrases to refer to something without directly naming it. It focuses more on evoking imagery than directly stating something. Kennings are compressed metaphors that describe people, objects, places, actions or ideas using two-word phrases related to their attributes. Examples include "rain paint" for rainbow and "sky-candle" for sun. The document provides examples of different types of kennings and explains how to create new kennings by associating words related to the topic.

1. KENNING
By
Arlene A. Sta. Maria

2. ORIGIN:
Norse and and
Anglo- saxon
poetry

4. KENNINGS according a poet Laurence
Sail is
-A way of describing things indirectly
-They are a kind of “mini-riddle”
- that focuses more on the listeners
than the readers

5. CHARACTERISTICS OF KENNING:
*It is used to describe a
person, an object ,a
place, action or idea in
detail.

6. **It is also called
a compressed
metaphor.

7. Why is it called
as compressed
metaphor?

8. Because the
comparison given is
compressed in two
words only

9. Example:
Rainbow
= rain paint

10. Example:
Sun
= sky-candle

11. Example:
Police
= law enforcer

12. Example:
Tree
= shadow-giver

13. Example:
Chips
= salty-crisps

14. Example:
Chips
= salty-crisps

15. HOW DO YOU CREATE KENNING?
Take the word "police" for example.
*Think of all the words that
are related to "police"

16. law
Justice
donuts
protectors
POLICE:

17. **Then think of words
associated with the list
you made and the word
given and you've
created a kenning!

18. LAW
JUSTICE
DONUT
ENFORCER

19. Kinds
Of
Kenning

20. 1. OPEN COMPOUND
Poet = word artist
Hogwarts = magic school

21. 2. HYPHENATED COMPOUND
Blood = battle-sweat
Ocean = whale-road

22. 3. POSSESSIVE
Death = grave’s embrace
Grendel = hell’s captive

23. 3. POSSESSIVE
Death = grave’s embrace
Grendel = hell’s captive

24. Find the words that correspond to the
following kennings from “ the battle with
Grendel”
Grendel = hell’s captive
1.WHALE-ROAD 5. RING- GIVER
2.LIGHT-OF-BATTLE 6. SKY-CANDLE
3.BATTLE-SWEAT 7. SKULL-SPLITTER
4.RAVEN-HARVEST 8. BATTLE-GEAR

25. ANSWERS:
Grendel = hell’s captive
1.WHALE-ROAD = OCEAN
2.LIGHT-OF-BATTLE = SWORD
3.BATTLE-SWEAT = BLOOD
4.RAVEN-HARVEST = DEATH
5.RING-GIVER = KING
6.SKY-CANDLE = SUN
7. SKULL- SPLITTER = AX
8. BATTLE-GEAR = ARMOUR

26. REFERENCES:
1.http://literary-devices.com/content/kennings
2.https://www.google.com.ph/search?q=POEMS+WITH+KENNIN
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3. https://literarydevices.net/kenning/
4 https://www.youngwriterssociety.com/viewtopic.php?t=104105
5. https://www.slideserve.com/xue/all-about-kennings