Epithet

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• Types of epithets
• Examples of sentences with epithets
• Examples of epithets in names
• Other figures of speech:

Theepithet It is a rhetorical figure used in literature, especially in poetry, which consists of the introduction of certain adjectives that are unnecessary because they describe something that is basically obvious or inherent to the subject. For example: sweet sugar / warm sun.

The epithet is a resource that can add beauty to the text or emphasize some idea or concept that is trying to highlight. Epithets are commonly used to reinforce the description of a noun, using various adjectives that do not provide new information.

Epithets were widely used in ancient times to accompany the name of divinities, kings or heroes, in order to highlight some quality. Some famous people are better known by their epithets than by their real names. Epithets were also widely used in Renaissance literature.

• See also: Rhetorical figures

Types of epithets

Broadly speaking, epithets are classified into two groups:

• Objective epithets: Express objective qualities of the noun, providing a description or definition of the referent.
• Subjective epithets: Express subjective qualities of the noun, based on the moral or aesthetic assessment of the speaker. In turn, they can be appreciative (they value the noun positively) or pejorative (They negatively value the noun).

Examples of sentences with epithets

1. I was walking on the White snow with his erratic gait.
2. The wet water it fell along the entire wall.
3. He smiled after trying the sweet sugar that was in the glass jar.
4. The cool wind it was blowing and they had no coat.
5. He threw the photograph at hot flames and it was quickly consumed.
6. I fell into one thorny bush and I was all hurt.
7. We were surprised as the fast racing car he reached the goal first.
8. The horrible monster He appeared through the door screaming and howling.
9. She leaned back on the sand to catch the light from the warm sun in the morning.
10. The dark night it was dark for us.
11. He opened his light wings and flew through the skies.
12. They froze at the crackling of the icecream ice under your feet.
13. The gardener lovingly cared for the white lilies that he liked so much.
14. Raised the hard rock to allow us to leave.
15. I plunged into the clear water and I came out soaked to the feet.
16. They gave him to try the sweet Honey of bees when I was just a kid.
17. The soft fabric it was exquisite and must have a high price.
18. We lay on the grass green to remember good times.
19. They are making a doll with the cold snow in the park.
20. The vampires drank the blood red that sprouted from his neck.
21. The strong fighter he threw it into the air with one arm.
22. We visited the mansion of rich millionaire and we were amazed.
23. We cover ourselves burning sun noon.
24. We look up at him blue sky but we couldn't see the plane.
25. They built the house with white marble and it was majestic.
26. She watched him pour out his redblood after the dagger was stuck in his chest.
27. The warmSun it peeked out of the clouds and lit up the entire cemetery, just as he was being buried.
28. She watched from her bedroom window how whitesnow reflected the sun's rays.
29. He chose to heal his wounds with icecold that he found in the freezer at home.
30. They lay down on it green grass to find clouds shaped like something.
31. He decided to add a little more of that sweet sugar that he had found in the jar.
32. The mother prepared a black coffee while she dried herself, after walking in the rain, with the towel that she had left on the bed.
33. In the middle of the dark night the horse escaped from its corral. They never saw him again.
34. The sweethoney She gave a special touch to the cookies she had made for her children, who would visit her that Sunday afternoon.
35. The woman placed the white coves in the porcelain vase she had inherited from her grandmother.
36. She peeked out in the distance, walking among the green herbs that grew in the field.
37. After the rain he covered himself with a blanket and approached the hot fire so that the cold would pass.
38. In the midst of the storm the burning sun. It seemed like a true miracle.
39. The frozen snow it accumulated in all parts of the city. Winter had suddenly arrived.
40. The sour taste The lemon reached her to realize that this drink had been prepared by her husband.
41. He wrapped the crystal glasses with whitescottons to prevent them from breaking on the way.
42. He advanced through the Green meadow until they found the town where they had built the little chapel.
43. She smiled shyly and her whitesteeth they flashed across the room.
44. Washed his clothes with the saltwater from the sea and it was worse than leaving them dirty.
45. After being locked up for so many days, he had even forgotten what it was like to be under the blue sky.
46. The yellowSun it was beginning to peek out from behind the hills.
47. With the arrival of the sweetspring, the first swallows began to arrive and the plants flourished.
48. After taking the coldfrozen chocolate, took a nap on the step.
49. The sparklyMoon it was what he liked best about that unique landscape.
50. The liquid water it fell little by little down the gutters.

Examples of epithets in names

1. Alexander Great (Magno means great)
2. Cicero (epithet for Marco Tulio)
3. Genghis Khan (Kan means maximum ruler)
4. Caligula (epithet of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus)
5. Athena Parthenos (Parthenos means virgin)
6. Hera the Goddess of Snowy Arms
7. Ramses II the big one
8. Philip II the prudent
9. Juana the crazy woman
10. Edward I Scots Hammer
11. Horus the High
12. Pliny the old
13. Zeus the one who gathers the clouds
14. Philip the beautiful
15. Ivan IV the terrible
16. Carlos III Fat
17. Eduardo the confessor
18. Juan without earth
19. Pedro I the big one
20. Alfonso XII The peacemaker
21. Richard Lion heart
22. Louis IV the boy
23. Isabel Catholic
24. Achilles the one with the light feet
25. Philip V the Game
26. Kublai Khan
27. Frederick Red beard
28. Isis the Great Mother Goddess
29. Philip III the pious
30. Louis XIV The king Sun
31. Alfonso X the wise
32. Apollo Arrow Launcher
33. Catherine II the big one
34. Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar the Cid Campeador
35. Charles II the bewitched
36. Jesus the Messiah
37. Pliny the young man
38. Jesus Christ
39. Edward I Long legs
40. Saint Gregory Great
41. Henry I the Birdcatcher
42. Fernando of Aragon the catholic
43. Dimitri I the false
44. Athena the one with the bright eyes
45. Pulius Cornelius Scipio the African
46. William the Conqueror
47. Ulises fruitful in tricks
48. Carlo Great
49. Achilles the bravest of the Achaeans
50. Jesus the Savior

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