Kenning

A kenning is a phrase that describes a noun in metaphorical terms often in a form of imagery. It is often used in literature.

Examples

• Story keeper - book
• Web maker - spider
• Sky climber/Big rock - mountain

Kenning Media

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  Detail of the Old English manuscript of the poem Beowulf, showing the words "ofer hron rade" ("over the whale's road"), meaning "over the sea".