Epithet

The author uses reversed epithets in the above extract to touch the reader’s imagination.With the use of epithets, J. London makes emotionally coloured description of the character.The author uses simple epithet glassy to show that the water in this lagoon was pure.Oxymoron is a specific type of an epithet, which is always contrary to the verb or noun it modifies.A. J. Cronin.He dashed into the hall.The word pale is rather neutral, while deathly white is emotionally coloured.It gives a vivid picture.The sun had disappeared, and a lead-coloured twilight settled down.The author uses hyperbole to show that the hero was unable to say a single word at that moment.