Kennings for Granddad - A Poetic Tribute in Anglo-Saxon Style
Dive into the ancient art of kennings with a playful tribute to Granddad, creatively capturing his everyday actions with descriptive phrases like "armchair hogger" and "history homework helper." Explore the imaginative world of figurative language reminiscent of the Anglo-Saxon era in this unique poetic journey.
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What is a kenning? A kenning is a concise compound or figurative phrase replacing a common noun. It comes from the Anglo Saxon era, where swords had names like death bringer or wound maker . Or an axe might be a skull splitter .
Lets see if we can write some kennings about another member of the family our Granddad. creaks snores creake r hogs snorer hogger shouts chews shouter chewer We need to begin by making a list of what our Granddad does. Our verbs helps Now change these to er words. helper
Next we need to add an interesting detail to each of our er words. armchair hogger toffee chewer where s my dinner shouter old bones creaker all day snorer history homework helper So, we might get
Now we can put these into couplets to begin our kennings poem. Kennings For Granddad armchair hogger toffee chewer all day snorer where s my dinner shouter old bones creaker history homework helper Let s call it Kennings For Granddad .
