Geoffrey Hill, Mercian Hymns: Writing Prompt by S
Kennings are a figure of speech in the type of circumlocution, a compound that employs figurative language in place of a more concrete single-word noun.
[Examples from Beowulf:
“whale-path”=sea; “heaven’s candle”=sun; “light-of-battle”=sword
Examples from contemporary English usage:
“ankle-biter”; “brown-noser”; “fender bender”]
Create a kenning to describe an everyday object, action, or path that occurs in your daily life. Make that your title. Write three prose blocks in the style of Mercian Hymns defining that kenning.