Anglo-Saxon Metaphors

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Anglo-Saxon Metaphors Kennings Anglo-Saxon Metaphors

Defining the Literary Term A kenning is a special kind of metaphor used in Anglo Saxon poetry. • It is a compound word or phrase that describes an object or person in terms of something else, but which says something important about the essential nature of the entity.

The Anglo-Saxons used the kenning bright sweetness to describe mead. With the mead-hall at the center of the AngloSaxons incredibly social community, mead was a crucial symbol of fellowship for these people. The kenning “bright sweetness” compares this honeybrewed beverage positively to its color and flavor conveys the essential nature of mead for Anglo-Saxons.

Types of Kennings 1. Open compound (simple) (wakeful sleeper = ghost) 2. Hyphenated compound (gold-friend = king) 3. Possessive (grave’s embrace = death) 4. Prepositional phrase (Warden of men = God)

Arrow aimer Terror of dust Antique printer Tickle-tool Fowl’s fashion These kennings all describe a feather—but each says something different about it. Think about what each kenning emphasizes about the feather Notice also that the last two kennings employ alliteration as well.

Hyphenated Compound Kennings These types are easy to spot because they have a hyphen (-) in them. Secret-keeper is a hyphenated compound kenning that describes a friend and highlights the essential quality of trustworthiness.

Possessive Kennings Usually contain an apostrophe ‘s Squirrel's playground is a possessive kenning that describes a tree and highlights its role as an environment for wildlife

Prepositional Kenning Umbrella of nature is a prepositional kenning that also metaphorically defines a tree and emphasizes it shape and protectiveness. A preposition links nouns to other words in the sentence. A preposition usually indicates the relationship of its object to the subject The book is on the table

Assignment – complete the worksheet in class What type of Kenning is it? Find the subject of the provided Kenning What could the kenning possibly mean? (The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something. )