Cat. Vivian Busch (Meissner §32 Katze, Maus) The kenning for ‘cat’ from Anon Bjark 7/2-4 III, transmitted in LaufE, is unique. Nothing is known about the circumstances of its composition, …

For more information on a particular kenning, select the stanza in which it occurs and click on the kenning in the interactive text to see the full analysis of the kenning.

Dec 5, 2022 · A kenning is a unique type of metaphor or word combination. Kenning examples help illuminate this figure of speech in life, literature, poetry and more.

How to Write Your Kenning Poem. 1. Choose a Topic: Pick something you like or find interesting. It could be an animal (a cat, a fish, a dinosaur, etc.) a place (your school, the beach, the moon, …

A kenning is a specific type of circumlocution because it refers to a thing using more words than necessary. Because the meaning of a kenning is something more than or different from the …

Kenning. By Emma, 10, A fang biting A prey stalking A creepy looking A gang fighting A dry living A mouse eating A neck squeezing A scaly feeling. cat . By Laura, 10. A fur raiser, An eye …

You may call the cat a “mouse trap”, the moth “the night time flutterer”, or the mole “the tunnel burrower”. A good early kenning is “the iron shower”.

Kenning analyses by Jana Krüger and Vivian Busch. Data design and interface by Tarrin Wills. Kenning Lexicon is based on the Skaldic Project’s editions and link directly to the Skaldic …

Sep 22, 2022 · Examples of kennings for animals and objects are given, with students then prompted to write their own kennings on suggested topics like cats, mice, and fish. The …

Learning Objective: I can write a kenning about an animal. A kenning is a way of describing something using clues rather than just saying what it is. (not including the ‘a’). It is like a ‘mini …