![The word was adopted into English in
the nineteenth century [1] from medieval
Icelandic treatises on poetics, in
particular the Prose Edda of Snorri
Sturluson, and derives ultimately from
the Old Norse verb kenna “know,
recognise; perceive, feel; show; teach;](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/kenningsghieppt-200126083955/85/Kennings-ppt-8-320.jpg)
Kennings ppt
- 1. Bookworm Skin Head Light of the house First lady Four eyes Mind reader Rug rat Tree swinger Risk taker Head turner
- 2. BEOWULF Is admired for the richness of its poetry. ABOUT A THIRD OF THE WORDS IN BEOWULF ARE WORDS KNOWN AS KENNINGS.
- 4. KENNING ’ is a way of describing something indirectly’ the poet Laurence Sail described
- 5. KENNING They are a kind of ‘mini riddle’ - but one which is very much aimed at listeners rather than readers.
- 6. KENNING At their simplest kennings can just be two words fused together with a hyphen to make a new noun.
- 7. KENNING The two words can be noun/noun (swan-road = river) or noun/verb (skull- splitter = axe) and can be used to make a list describing an object, emotion, quality or animal, in any combination.
- 8. The word was adopted into English in the nineteenth century [1] from medieval Icelandic treatises on poetics, in particular the Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson, and derives ultimately from the Old Norse verb kenna “know, recognise; perceive, feel; show; teach;
- 9. The word KENNING is derived from the Old Norse phrase kenna eitt við, which means "to express a thing in terms of another", and is found throughout Norse, Anglo-
- 10. When English books were rare all the "literature" in a particular part of the country might be all put together in one book. The great book we know as the "Exeter Book" was given to the library of Exeter Cathedral by the first bishop of Exeter, Leofric, who died in 1072.
- 11. The Exeter book contains many riddles referring to things like a ‘thief-guest who was no wiser for having swallowed words’ (a bookworm)
- 12. An example of this kind of simple kenning is: Round-facer No-smiler Still-stander Two-hander Night-friendly Heart-beater Time-keeper Sudden-shrieker What am I? An alarm clock
- 13. Now let’s look at some modern versions of kennings and see if we can work out what they’re about….. Ready?
- 14. A famous kenning from 1970s advertising Lipsmackin' thirstquenchin' acetastin' motivatin' goodbuzzin' cooltalkin' highwalkin' fastlivin' evergivin' coolfizzin' What is it?
- 15. What is a Kenning? A kenning is a compound figurative or phrase that aims to replace the noun. It consists of two words that describe the noun. Kennings originate from the Anglo Saxon. Very simply, it is a way of describing something indirectly, like a metaphor or simile, and making kennings are a great way to introduce children to figurative speech. EXAMPLE: Squidgy ball Dotty skin Yellowy red Sticky fingers Sweet lips Jigsaw pieces What am I? Quiet prowler Night howler Free mealer Chicken stealer Rusty splasher Hunter dasher What am I?
- 16. Early examples One of the earliest forms of kenning in literature comes from the poem Beowulf where: “seal’s field” describes the sea “skull splitter” describes an axe.
- 18. Exercise Think of any noun – glasses, octopus, tomato. Now gather together groups of kennings that describe the noun. Now put those kennings in a list and try to use alliteration, rhyme and rhythm to make the list sound poetic. When you have a list, share them with one another and see if you can guess what the other is describing.
- 19. So now can you: 1. Define what a kenning is? 2. Say something about the history of kennings (where could I find a book full of them?) 3. Try some of the simple ones yourself. Writing them about animals is a good place to start Over to you……
- 20. . sweet- lover Life- giver Bone-chewer Risk taker MAN’S BESTFRIEND LIGHT OF THE HOUSE
- 22. Axe- blood-ember Battle- spear-din Blood- life-liquid blood- battle-sweat Blood- wound-sea Death- sleep of the sword Fire- bane of wood Wife- girl of the houses Raven- swan of blood the sea- sail road the sea- whale's way the sea- swan-road Shield- headland of swords Ship- sea-steed the sun- sky-candle the sun- sky's jewel