What is a Kenning?A Kenning is a compressed metaphor or description using two nouns to describe a subject, place or object. Examples - Using a Kenning in a SentenceStory keeper - Book. Word fisher - Poet. Web maker - Spider. Sky climber - Mountain. Kenning is used in poetry to create different effects, They can be combined to make a poem called a Kennings in which a collection of kenning lines are combined to describe an object. Why don't you try writing a poem using a kenning and enter it into one of our poetry competitions. For information on poetry terms other than a kenning visit our poetry glossary – poetry terms. |