Look up: epigram

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   Epigram
   An epigram is a short witty or poignant poem used as an inscription on a tomb, monument or altar.
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   Epigram
   Short, pithy poem - usually of a humorous nature. Ben Jonson wrote a series of epigrams e.g.
   He that fears death, or mourns it, in the just,
   Shows in the resurrection little trust. 
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   epigram
   [n] - a witty saying
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   Epigram
   A short poem with a witty turn of thought or a wittily condensed expression in prose. It was originally a form of monumental inscription in ancient Greece but was developed into a literary form by the poets of the Hellenistic age and by Martial, a Roman poet whose Epigrams (AD 86-102) were often obscenely insulting. The art of the epigram was cultivated in France and Germany by Voltaire, Schiller and others during the 17th and 18th centuries. Many of Sassoon's anti-war poems are epigrammatic.
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   epigram
   Short, witty, and pithy saying or short poem. The poem form was common among writers of ancient Rome, including Catullus and Martial. The epigram has been used by English poets Ben Jonson, John...
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   Epigram
   Ep'i·gram noun [ Latin epigramma , from Greek ... inscription, epigram, from ... to write upon, 'epi` upon + ... to write: confer French épigramme . See Graphic .] 1. A short poem treating concisely and pointedly of a single thought or event. The modern epigram is so contrived as to surprise the reader with a witticism or ingenious turn of thought, and is often ...
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   epigram
   noun a witty saying
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   Epigram
   An `epigram` is a short poem with a clever twist at the end or a concise and witty statement. They are among the best examples of the power of poetry to compress insight and wit. Epigram is in origin a Greek word, 'epi-gramma' - `written upon` - and the Western tradition of epigram ultimately looks back to Greek literary models. As the name indicates, though, epigram began as poems inscribed on votive offerings at sanctuaries - including statues...
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   Epigram
   • (n.) An effusion of wit; a bright thought tersely and sharply expressed, whether in verse or prose. • (n.) A short poem treating concisely and pointedly of a single thought or event. The modern epigram is so contrived as to surprise the reader with a witticism or ingenious turn of thought, and is often satirical in character. • (n....
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    epigram
    originally an inscription suitable for carving on a monument, but since the time of the Greek Anthology (q.v.) applied to any brief and pithy verse, ... [7 related articles]
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    epigram
    epigram 1. a concise, witty, and often paradoxical remark or saying. 2. A short poem, often expressing a single idea, that is usually satirical and has a witty ending or an ingenious turn of thought. 3. A witty or concise mode of expression, either written or spoken. 4. Any terse, witty, pointed statement: 'If you think education is expensive, try igno...
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    epigram
    a brief witty poem. Randle Cotgrave (1611) translates 'Epigramme' as 'An Epigram; a Couplet, Stanzo, or short Poeme, wittily taxing a particular person, or fault; also, a title, inscription, or superscription.'
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    epigram
    epigram, a short, polished, pithy saying, usually in verse, often with a satiric or paradoxical twist at the end. The term was originally applied by the Greeks to the inscriptions on stones. The epigrams of the Latin poet Martial established the form for many later writers. In England the epigram fl...
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