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What is an epigram?

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∙ 7y ago
Updated: 3/22/2024

An epigraph is a quotation or phrase, usually at the beginning of a literary work. For example, the epigraph of E. L. Doctorow's "Ragtime" reads: "Do not play this piece fast. It is never right to play Ragtime fast."

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