Question

Define "Transferred Epithet".

Answer 1

A transferred epithet is a little known—but often used—figure of speech where a modifier (usually an adjective) qualifies a noun other than the person or thing it is actually describing. In other words, the modifier or epithet is transferred from the noun it is meant to describe to another noun in the sentence

Answer 2

A transferred epithet is a little known - but often used - figure of speech where a modifier (usually an adjective ) qualifies a noun other than the person or thing it is actually describing