Morning Rhino Class,
Fancy a challenge?
Today I would like you to have a go at writing a special type of poem called a Kenning.
Kennings were first used in Anglo Saxon times. The famous Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf uses many kenning phrases, for example:
- Body = bone-house
- Ship = wave-floater
Today, we can use Kennings to describe everyday people, animals and objects, for example a kenning about a dog could be:
face-licker
ball-chaser
stick-carrier
water-drinker
tail-wagger
floor-sniffer
and so on……
Can you write a Kenning poem about the squirrel in the video below? Remember each line of the poem needs to contain only two words (noun – er verb) e.g risk-taker. Remember to send your poems via Class Dojo and I can post them on the website to share. Have fun!