03-16-2024, 08:18 AM -
From the word of the day email:
Epigraph
1. An inscription on a building, statue, or coin.
2. A short quotation or saying at the beginning of a book or chapter, intended to suggest its theme.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
"The epigraph of my first book is a clever quote from Dorothy Parker."
"I didn't recognize the man in the statue, but the epigraph said he was the city's first mayor."
"The brief epigraph at the beginning of the book of poetry described the author's love of the wilderness."
Epigraph
1. An inscription on a building, statue, or coin.
2. A short quotation or saying at the beginning of a book or chapter, intended to suggest its theme.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
"The epigraph of my first book is a clever quote from Dorothy Parker."
"I didn't recognize the man in the statue, but the epigraph said he was the city's first mayor."
"The brief epigraph at the beginning of the book of poetry described the author's love of the wilderness."