What is kenning? A kenning (Modern Icelandic pronunciation: [cʰɛnːiŋk]; derived from Old Norse) is a type of circumlocution, in the form of a compound that employs figurative language in place of a more concrete single-word noun. Kennings are strongly associated with Old Norse and later Icelandic and Anglo-Saxon poetry. They usually consist of two words, and are often hyphenated. For example, Old Norse poets might replace sverð, the regular word for “sword”, with a more abstract compound such as
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MAIKLING TALAMBUHAY NI JOSE PROTACIO RIZAL (Manunulat, Pambasang Bayani ng Pilipinas, Dakilang Henyo ng Lahing Malayo) ISINILANG SA: Calamba, Laguna (Hunyo 19, 1861) BINARIL SA: Bagumbayan (ngayo’y Luneta; Disyembre 30, 1896) Mga Magulang: FRANCISO MERCADO at TEODORA ALONSO (“Z” sa ibang aklat) Mga Ninuno: Domingo Lamco, sa panig ng ama (negosyanteng Instik); Lakandula, sa panig ng ina (pinuno ng Tondo na namuno sa isang bigong pag-aalsa sa mga Kastila, inapo ni Rajah Sulayman ng Maynila) Nagbinyag:
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EPEKTO NG MGA MAKABAGONG TEKNOLOHIYANG GINAGAMIT SAMGA PASYENTENG MAY MALALANG SAKIT DAHON NG PAGPAPATIBAY Bilang pagtupad sa isa sa mga pangangailangan ng asignaturang Filipino , ang pamanahong-papel na ito na pinamagatang “Epekto ng mga MakabagongTeknolohiyang Ginagamit sa mga Pasyenteng may Malalang Sakit´ ay inihanda at iniharap ng mag-aaral mula sa: Tinatanggap ang Pamanahong Papel na ito sa ngalan ng Departamento ng Filipino, Governor Feliciano
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Flowers for Algernon “Flowers for Algernon” is about a man called Charlie who goes through an operation to get smarter. At his work, he gets bullied because he is dumb. Before the operation he goes through some tests, and he cannot beat a mouse in a labyrinth game. After the operation he gets smarter and smarter, he falls in love with his teacher Miss Kinnian. Reading and spelling gets easier. He has to let the TV on all night, so he actually can learn when he is sleeping. After some time he
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When reciting a poem, a speaker can express different personalities of a particular poem. In the poem, "We Real Cool," The personality of the speaker is someone who sounds like a delinquent. Lastly, the personality of the speaker shows that he or she likes to be seen as impressive. The personality of the speaker in the poem "We Real Cool," sounds like someone wants to have fun, a person who sounds like a delinquent, and someone who wants to be seen as impressive. First, the personality of the speaker
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Chris Shea ENG 474 Professor Aimee Pozorski 02/08/17 Abstract of Patrick B. Sharp’s From Yellow Peril to Japanese Wasteland: John Hersey's “Hiroshima” In his essay From Yellow Peril to Japanese Wasteland: John Hersey’s “Hiroshima”, Patrick B. Sharp describes how John Hersey fits the characteristics of a modernist author who sympathizes with the Japanese through his 1946 work Hiroshima. He initially contrasts Hersey’s work from the narratives brought upon by popular American works Buck Rodgers and
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In the essay "Joyas Volardoras," Brian Doyle focuses on how a heart is mesmerizing in various ways. He uses the hummingbird's heart to describe how small a heart could be so powerful and other examples of hearts to show what it could endure. He mainly tells us with shifts and changes of tone, imagery and sensory being used to convey his message across. Doyle shifts his tone when he writes," ... Mammals and birds have hearts with four chambers" he gave examples of animals because he wants readers
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Although I was intimidated at the prospect of translating a Latin lyric poem, I was interested to see what I could come up with. I have chosen to translate “To Dellius” from Book Two, Ode Three. I began by reading a few different translations of the ode, the first by David Ferry, the second by Eugene Field, and the last by Paul Shorey and Gordon J. Laing. David Ferry’s translation makes Horace’s transition from second person to first person in the ode very clear, so I wanted to use the same tactic
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Ozymandias was a very interesting poem to read. I had to go over it a couple of times to actually meaning. due to the clever implementation of metaphor, imagery and syntax and incorporated in to it. It was equally very confusing, due the choice of words by the author which at times had me questioning the purpose of some of the words For instance, I moticed that in the line "shattered, wrinkled, sneer, frown, mocked, boundless happens to be diction. The author used enjamSyntax whcih can be seen
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Gary Soto, as many people may know, is a famous poet who writes many poems that can be for children. Gary Soto was born on April 12, 1952, in Fresno, California. During his early life (college and before), he had a farm job in the field of the San Joaquin Valley. He also did not really care about his education until he was exposed to poetry in high school. That started his career where he attended Fresno City College and California State University-Fresno. He also earned an MFA from the University
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