Question

Identify the figure of speech in the line from Gray's Elegy : The ploughman homeward plods weary way

• A. Metonymy
• B. Simile
• C. Metaphor
• D. Transferred epithet

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Transferred epithet

The figure of speech in the line "The ploughman homeward plods his weary way" from Gray's Elegy is a transferred epithet. 

• Transferred Epithet: This figure of speech occurs when an adjective (or epithet) that describes a person or thing is transferred to another word in the sentence that is closely associated with it.

• In this case, "weary" is an adjective that describes the ploughman's way, not the ploughman himself, hence the transfer.