1 : an engraved inscription. 2 : a quotation set at the beginning of a literary work or one of its divisions to suggest its theme.

What is an example of an epigraph?

An epigraph is a short statement (a sentence, a paragraph, a poem) that comes at the beginning of a literary text, but the words belong to a different author. ... Examples of Epigraph: At the beginning of The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway quotes Gertrude Stein: "You are all a lost generation."

What is the meaning of epigraph in a poem?

A quotation from another literary work that is placed beneath the title at the beginning of a poem or section of a poem.