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In literature a kenning is compound poetic phrase. It is a figure of speech substitued for the usual name of a person or thing. For example on Beowulf the sea is called whale-road.
In literature a kenning is a compound poetic phrase. It is a figure of speech substitued for the usual name of a person or thing. For example on Beowulf the sea is called whale-road.
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