Choose 5 kennings that you come across in lines 1-300 of Beowulf. Tell me what the kenning is, what line it's found in, what it stands for (what's it a metaphor for?), and what effect this wording has.
Example:
1. Boy-child (12) means "son." This is used to show that not only did Shield just have a "son" or a "child," but it reveals his gender AND age in one word.
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ReplyDeleteLine 1: Spear-Danes, It tells me their Danes with spears.
ReplyDeleteLine 25: praise-worthy, Its something that someone did that is praise worthy.
Line 60: grim-mooded, meaning the mood is grim.
Line 71: mead-hall, A hall where they serve mead.
Line 147: sea-crafty, They are skilled in the trade of sea faring.