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1. define "sentinel" in a dictionary 2. look up "cuckoo" in Wikipedia 3. Think about what a sentinel does, and how a cuckoo is like that, with respect to summer. 4. Examine how that metaphor works in the context of The Seafarer poem. Where does it appear in the poem, and why? ---- In Anglo saxon poetry (and several other medieval poetries) there was a special technique by which instead of directly naming a thing, the poet would describe it and leave the listener (or reader) to work it out.
The ocean is 'the whales' highway';
snow is 'the sifting from heaven's threshing floor';
a girl's hair is 'the golden hayrick over her ears'.
To call a cuckoo a 'summer sentinel' is an example of such a phrase. The technical term (in English) is a 'kenning'.
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In the seafarer the phrase summer sentinel meaning a cuckoo is an example of?
a kenning
In seafarer the phrase summer's sentinel meaning a cuckoo is an example of?
Personification, as the phrase attributes human characteristics to the cuckoo bird by describing it as a sentinel of summer. This personification creates a vivid image of the bird guarding or watching over the season of summer.
In Latin what does for example stand for?
The Latin phrase meaning "for example" is exempli gratias, abbreviated e.g. The phrase's literal meaning is "for the sake of example."
In the metaphor 'The sentinel tree stands guard at the gate' why does sentinel get compared to a tree?
The phrase gives you a visual image of a single tree standing there, which combined with its location at the gate suggests the image of a sentinel or soldier on guard at a gate.
What is an example of a hackneyed phrase?
"Rome wasn't built in a day" is an example of a hackneyed phrase, meaning that something takes time and effort to achieve.
Example of-phrase sentence?
A sentence gives a complete thought, with a subject and verb. A phrase is a sequence of words intended to have meaning.
What is an example of a literal meaning?
A literal meaning is the exact and straightforward interpretation of a word or phrase. For example, the literal meaning of "it's raining cats and dogs" is heavy rainfall, not actual animals falling from the sky.
What is the meaning of the phrase 'A place for everything and everything in its place'?
A phrase hard to explain so i ll give you an example like what goes around comes back around
Is thank you lord is an example of a phrase or an example of a sentence?
phrase
What is the meaning of the phrase 'time of day'?
The phrase 'time of day' is usually used as an example, 'I would not give her the time of day'. This means that she would not be given any time at all.
What is the meaning of the phrase-myriad manifestations?
the meaning of the phrase myriad manifestation is-countless evidence
Is such as a preposition?
Yes. The combined form "such as" (meaning for example) is a compound preposition.
