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Epigraph

Epigraph. Sophia Jedrysik AP Rhetoric Period 6. Noun

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  1. Epigraph Sophia Jedrysik AP Rhetoric Period 6

  2. Noun A phrase, quotation, or poem that is set at the beginning of a document or component. It may serve as a preface, as a summary, as a counter-example, or to link the work to a wider literary canon, either to invite comparison or to enlist a conventional context. Denotative Definition

  3. A quotation at the beginning of a book, chapter, etc, that suggests its theme and reveals important aspects of the story that get us headed in the right direction. • A epigraph foreshadows, previews, and highlights to help readers understand the author’s theme Common Language Definition

  4. “I do not propose to write an ode to dejection, but to brag as lustily as chanticleer in the morning, standing on his roost, if only to wake my neighbors up” Thoreau, Henry David., Fritz Güttinger, and Siegfried Lang. Walden. Zürich: Artemis-Verlag, 1945. Print. • “Ne tequaesiverisextra” (Do not look outside of yourself for the truth.) Emerson, Ralph Waldo, and Gene Dekovic. Self Reliance. New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1975. Print. • “Dark is a way and light is a place, heaven that never was nor will be ever is always true” Walls, Jeannette. The Glass Castle. London: Virago, 2005. Print. Examples

  5. This is a picture of the sneak preview for Les Miserables. Like an epigraph, the preview introduces the audience to the story to entice them to buy tickets to see the movie. Visual Definition

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