AGES ERA PERIOD
THE RENAISSANCE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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symbolism
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simile
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metonymy
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kenning
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Detailed explanation-1: -A kenning is a figure of speech in which two words are combined in order to form a poetic expression that refers to a person or a thing. For example, “whale-road” is a kenning for the sea. Kennings are most commonly found in Old Norse and Old English poetry.
Detailed explanation-2: -For example, “battle-sweat” means blood and “whale-path” means sea or ocean. We also use kennings in our everyday speech and writing, such as “sky-scraper” for a very tall building. These kennings describe what a person, idea, or object is or what they do.
Detailed explanation-3: -A figurative compound word that takes the place of an ordinary noun. Many kennings rely on myths or legends to make meaning and are found in Old Germanic, Norse, and English poetry, including The Seafarer, in which the ocean is called a “whale-path.” (See Ezra Pound’s translation).