Do you remember what a kenning is? Yes, a figurative, usually compound expression used in place of a name or noun, especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry; for example, sword storm is a kenning for battle. It´s basically a two-word metaphor. Let´s see some kennings other classmates came up with in past courses. Can you guess what they refer to?
Red heaven:
Soul food:
Frozen memories:
Car sea:
Chalk-owner:
Students relief :
Knowledge-giver:
Ambitious leaves:
Human book:
Moving cage:
Monster-maker:
Earth´s veins:
Car-paradise:
Power-giver:
Drop machine gun:
Teenagers´ jail:
Intelligence-enhancer:
Information box:
Poverty-killer:
Dream-factory:
Modern scop:
Golden happiness:
Soul-rhyhtm:
Insects heaven:
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