Which statement among the following rightly defines an 'epithet"?
1. An adjective/adjectival phrase that condemns the protagonist of a story/novel.
2. An adjective/adjectival phrase used to define a characteristic quality or attribute of someperson or thing.
3. An adjective/adjectival phrase suited for inscription on a tomb or memorial.
4. A rhetorical figure by which the same word or phrase is repeated at the end of successive lines.
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