what is transffered ephithet?(figures of speech).Give 10-15 examples
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A transferred epithet is a little known—but often used—figure of speech in which 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 istransferred from the noun it is meant to describe to another noun in the sentence.
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1. It is a sad world.
2. We had a pleasant time at the river.
3. He received a mortal wound.
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Transferred epithet is the figure of speech where the quality of the adjective of a particular word is passed to the noun or subject . Like we spent a happy day does not mean the day is happy. It means we are happy.
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