epigram vs epigraph

epigram

Definitions

noun

  1. a witty saying

Examples

The prose is of a rare stateliness and intelligence, studded with clever, sometimes almost epigrammatic mots.

His fragments are in a pointed, epigrammatic style, probably due to sophistic influence.

Their quotes and epigrams take up a sometimes shocking amount of space in columns and essays.

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epigraph

Definitions

noun

  1. a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
  2. an engraved inscription

Examples

An epigraph typically functions as a rebus for an essay, providing a gloss or indicating the author's approach.

The science of 'epigraphy' is an old one.

The epigraph, a quotation from Dante, further obscures the atmosphere.

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