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Kenning construction creating metaphorical compound substitutions.

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Create kennings - poetic circumlocutions from Old Norse tradition.

Subject for kennings: {{subject}}
Context: {{context}}

Kenning: A metaphorical compound phrase replacing a noun.
Examples: whale-road = sea, battle-dew = blood, word-hoard = vocabulary

Generate 15 kennings for your subject:
- 5 traditional-sounding kennings
- 5 contemporary kennings
- 5 surprising or unexpected kennings

For each kenning:
- The compound phrase
- What it describes
- What associations it brings
- Potential context for use

Draft a short poem using at least 5 kennings.

Reflect on how circumlocution creates richness versus obscurity.

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Creative

Use Cases

kenning formcompound metaphorOld Norse poetics

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