Short presentation as an introduction to Kennings for primary school children

1. LO: To state what a kenning is.
To write examples of our own.
Poem writing, Brain hurting, Thought
provoking

2. A kenning is a way of describing something
using clues rather than just saying what it is.
Each line is two words long.
Heat giver
Light maker
Tan provider
Line reader
Direction follower
Audience Pleaser

3. The word kenning comes from the
Viking phrase kenna eitt við.
That means
"to express a thing in terms of another"

4. It is not as hard as it seems.
First think of something you want to
be the subject of your
Kenning.
Such as…

5. Think about what the subject does….
Gives tickets
Takes money
Steers the bus
Follows a route
Drives carefully
Watches the road

6. Compose your poem….
Ticket giver
Money taker
Wheel turner
Route follower
Careful Driver
Road watcher

8. Paw licker
Day dreamer
Milk drinker
Ball chaser
Dog hater
Mouse chaser
Stroke lover

10. Ball chaser
Crowd pleaser
Fast runner
Sneaky diver
Corner taker
Goal scorer
Mate hugger

12. Nappy changer
Dinner maker
Face kisser
Big hugger
Mistake forgiver
Money giver
Taxi driver

14. Challenge setter
Whistle blower
Coffee drinker
Board writer
Book ticker
Big yawner
Children helper