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Kenning
A kenning is a poetic device used in Old Norse and Old English poetry where something is described indirectly using descriptive phrases rather than directly stating what it is. The summary provides examples of kennings such as "heat giver" for fire and "light maker" for the sun. The document teaches how to write kennings by thinking of a subject and describing what it does using two-word phrases. It then provides examples of kennings for various subjects like a dog, ball, parent, and teacher.
Kenning
- 1. LO: To statewhat a kenning is. To write examples of our own. Poem writing, Brain hurting, Thought provoking
- 2. A kenning isa way of describing something using clues rather than just saying what it is. Each line is two words long. Heat giver Light maker Tan provider Line reader Direction follower Audience Pleaser
- 3. The word kenningcomes from the Viking phrase kenna eitt við. That means "to express a thing in terms of another"
- 4. It is notas hard as it seems. First think of something you want to be the subject of your Kenning. Such as…
- 5. Think about whatthe subject does…. Gives tickets Takes money Steers the bus Follows a route Drives carefully Watches the road
- 6. Compose your poem…. Ticketgiver Money taker Wheel turner Route follower Careful Driver Road watcher
- 8. Paw licker Day dreamer Milkdrinker Ball chaser Dog hater Mouse chaser Stroke lover
- 10. Ball chaser Crowd pleaser Fastrunner Sneaky diver Corner taker Goal scorer Mate hugger
- 12. Nappy changer Dinner maker Facekisser Big hugger Mistake forgiver Money giver Taxi driver
- 14. Challenge setter Whistle blower Coffeedrinker Board writer Book ticker Big yawner Children helper