EPIGRAM

Epigram

An epigram is a brief, interesting, memorable, and sometimes surprising or satirical statement. Derived from the epigramma "inscription" from ἐπιγράφειν epigraphein "to write oninscribe", this literary device has been employed for over two millennia.

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epigram

Noun

  1. An inscription in stone.
  2. A brief but witty saying.
  3. A short, witty or pithy poem.
    When an epigram one's composin',
    brevity is key,
    ''of stanzas: one should be chosen,
    and of lines: one more than three.


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