Epithets & Kennings
Okay, let's try to differentiate between Epithets and Kennings. It's so annoying when this stuff is so similar.
epithet (plural epithets) - the "literary" epithet definitions are as follows:
The kenning, in this example "whale's land", is a twist of meaning; it's less obvious, less direct.
The epithet, in this example "The Young Pretender", is merely a substitute; it's an obvious replacement.
(See previous entry for my first exploration into "kennings").
This reminds me of the time that I went on a hunt for the the different between synecdoche and metonymy; don't even get me started, girl.
epithet (plural epithets) - the "literary" epithet definitions are as follows:
1. A term used to characterize a person or thing.Kenning is similar - almost the same; I'd say the difference is in "directness."
The adjective Terrible in Ivan the Terrible.
2. A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person.
The Young Pretender for Charles Edward Stuart.
kenning- use of a roundabout phrase for a common thing, eg 'whale's land' for 'sea'. It was very common in Anglo-Saxon verse.
The kenning, in this example "whale's land", is a twist of meaning; it's less obvious, less direct.
The epithet, in this example "The Young Pretender", is merely a substitute; it's an obvious replacement.
(See previous entry for my first exploration into "kennings").
This reminds me of the time that I went on a hunt for the the different between synecdoche and metonymy; don't even get me started, girl.
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