Concept:A transferred epithet is a figure of speech in which an adjective is shifted from the noun it logically qualifies to a different noun in the sentence.
Explanation:In literary terminology, the popular or alternative name for a transferred epithet is hypallage.
For instance, in the phrase "a sleepless night", the quality of being sleepless truly belongs to the person, not to the night itself.
Thus, the adjective is transferred from the person to the night, which illustrates hypallage.
The other options do not apply: Epistrophe is the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses, Ellipsis is the deliberate omission of words, and Hendiady is not the recognised term for this device.
Answer:C. Hypallage.