Which term describes a descriptive label attached to a person or place that has become a cliché?

Which term describes a descriptive label attached to a person or place that has become a cliché?

• A. Catharsis
• B. Epithet
• C. Short Story
• D. Novel

Answer: (B)

An epithet is a descriptive label attached to a person or place that highlights a particular quality and often sticks as a nickname. When such a descriptor is used so often that it becomes a cliché, it’s still functioning as an epithet, just a worn-out one. For example, calling a ruler “the Great” or referring to a city as “the city that never sleeps” are epithet-based labels that have become stock phrases over time. This term is different from catharsis, which means an emotional release, and from short story or novel, which are forms of writing rather than labels.

An epithet is a descriptive label attached to a person or place that highlights a particular quality and often sticks as a nickname. When such a descriptor is used so often that it becomes a cliché, it’s still functioning as an epithet, just a worn-out one. For example, calling a ruler “the Great” or referring to a city as “the city that never sleeps” are epithet-based labels that have become stock phrases over time. This term is different from catharsis, which means an emotional release, and from short story or novel, which are forms of writing rather than labels.