Kennings can come in 3 forms. Look at the examples in the chart below and write down the name or noun represented beside each example of a kenning.
|Compound Words |Prepositional Phrases |Possessives |
|Sky-candle |Wolf of wounds |Seabird’s bath |
|Whale-road |Winters of grief |Ocean’s face |
|Ring-giver |Shepard of evil |Heaven’s joy |
|Gold-ringed |Storm of swords |Arrow’s storm |
|Battle dew |Guardian of the people |Water’s chain |
|Sea stallion |Path of the sea |Battle’s torch |
Kennings
Kennings can come in 3 forms. Look at the examples in the chart below and write down the name or noun represented beside each example of a kenning.
|Compound Words |Prepositional Phrases |Possessives |
|Sky-candle |Wolf of wounds |Seabird’s bath |
|Whale-road |Winters of grief |Ocean’s face