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Some examples are:

land-sea for a lake

house of scholars for a school

mark maker for a pencil/pen

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Q: What is an example of kenning?
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An example of a kenning is?

A kenning is a word in place of a noun. There are many examples in Beowulf.


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In seafarer the phrase summer's sentinel meaning a cuckoo is an example of?

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