Is transferred epithet only used in poetry? 

Find below examples of oxymoron in English:

• Bittersweet
• Controlled chaos
• Awfully good
• Random order

An oxymoron is a figure of speech in English. It is a literary device where two contradictory words are paired together to form an unusual yet meaningful expression.

Examples for oxymoron:

• Clearly misunderstood
• Bittersweet
• Original copy

Yes, we often use transferred epithets in our daily conversation, knowingly or unknowingly. Though transferred epithets are more commonly used in poems and literature, they have become a natural part of our spoken and written English as they help give an emotional appeal to our thoughts.

Phrases like “Sleepless night”, “lucky pen”, “nervous cup of tea”, “lonely road” are some common examples of transferred epithets used in daily conversation.

Yes, we often use transferred epithets in our daily conversation, knowingly or unknowingly. Though transferred epithets are more commonly used in poems and literature, they have become a natural part of our spoken and written English as they help give an emotional appeal to our thoughts.

Phrases like “Sleepless night”, “lucky pen”, “nervous cup of tea”, “lonely road” are some common examples of transferred epithets used in daily conversation.

Transferred Epithet Examples:

• She walked through the silent corridor.
• They shared a hopeful coffee before the interview.
• She clutched the guilty ticket as she snuck into the theater.
• I spent the afternoon under a melancholy tree.
• He stared at the troubled mirror, unsure of what he saw.