Year 3 have been working hard on their Stone Age inspired Kennings poetry. Kennings are two word phrases. The two words are joined together with a hyphen and are usually created using a noun and a verb (e.g. spine-tingling, bone-chilling, life-giving, ear-piercing) or two nouns (e.g. book-worm, sky-scraper). Kennings can be descriptive or metaphorical, which makes them perfect for poetry. Kennings phrases can be joined together to create effective poetry. In a kennings poem, each line is made up of two words joined using a hyphen. The poem itself often takes the form of a riddle, so that the reader has to guess what is being described.
Children suggested: Hunter-gatherer, mammoth-slayer, and bone-collector.
