Transferred epithet转移修饰(移就).pptVIP

Transferred epithet 转移修饰（移就） 制作人：Connie definition An epithet is an adjective or descriptive phrase, used to modify noun. It is a figure of speech where an adjective is transferred from the noun it should modify to another noun to which it does not belong. examples The plow(犁) man homeward plods（沉重的走） his weary（疲倦的） way, and leaves the world to darkness and to me. 农夫荷锄犁，倦倦回家门。惟我立旷野，独自对黄昏。 ——托马斯·葛雷《乡村墓地挽歌》 examples Winter kept as warm, Covering earth in forgetful snow, Feeding a little life with dried tubers.