Today we looked at kennings. A kenning is a sort of metaphor, originally used in Anglo-Saxon and old Norse poetry. In it, an object is described in a two-word phrase, such as ‘seal-field’ for ‘sea’ or skull-splitter for axe. Making a list of these about one subject creates an interesting poem. I still need to get more of the children’s personalities into our work, so our subject was just that. Here are some of the kennings we made…

blanket hugger
ear-rubber
hair stroker
stair sitter
sprout spitter
ice-cream drinker

Although my initial thought was to use this to generate more ideas for the opposites poem. I think this could also be a lovely idea on it’s own.