Kennings Poetry and Pets

Kenning is used in poetry to create different effects, They can be combined to make a poem called a Kennings in which a collection of kenning lines are combined to describe an object.

This is a great exercise for analysing different forms of poetry.

In the short animated film a friendly hamster reads out David Horner’s poem - ‘I Am Hamster’

The powerpoint presentation can be used in the classroom to show how the children can create kennings and then make them into poems.

The teachers’ notes give some interesting background information about the origins of kennings. Then there are further suggestions for developing the work started in the powerpoint presentation.

All the materials are fully adaptable, so you can make them your own if you wish.

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