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  • noun Plural form of epigraph.

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Examples

  • And to top everything off, one of the novel's two epigraphs is from ... the

    De Sade's Daughters 1997

  • The book also contained a number of poems, mostly by Susanna Moodie, along with some quotations used in epigraphs, some poetic contributions from her husband, and one poem by her brother Samuel Strickland.

    Roughing It in the Bush 1852

  • The Lawrence O'Donnell stories, most notably "Clash by Night" and "Fury" are thematically complex with strong characterization and literary touches such as epigraphs, quotations, and mythological references.

    Antiquarian Weird Tales: Our Pulp Fiction Heritage and the Significance of Moldering Magazines Chris Perridas 2008

  • The Lawrence O'Donnell stories, most notably "Clash by Night" and "Fury" are thematically complex with strong characterization and literary touches such as epigraphs, quotations, and mythological references.

    Archive 2008-04-01 Chris Perridas 2008

  • That doesn’t mean you should abandon the idea of epigraphs altogether, however.

    Author! Author! » 2010 » February 2010

  • That doesn’t mean you should abandon the idea of epigraphs altogether, however.

    Author! Author! » 2009 » April 2009

  • That doesn’t mean you should abandon the idea of epigraphs altogether, however.

    Author! Author! » 2008 » November 2008

  • In the most recent MISTBORN 3 annotations I talk about Elend singlehandedly fighting the koloss; this book's epigraphs, TenSoon impersonating Kelsier, and Dan Wells's cameo; and more on Spook's romance with Beldre.

    Signing in Eagle Mountain + Updates mistborn 2010

  • To grasp just how difficult "The Waste Land" is, one needs look no further than the poem's epigraphs: they're presented in the original Latin, Greek and Italian and are not translated.

    John Lundberg: Raising the Bar for Digital Poetry John Lundberg 2011

  • To grasp just how difficult "The Waste Land" is, one needs look no further than the poem's epigraphs: they're presented in the original Latin, Greek and Italian and are not translated.

    John Lundberg: Raising the Bar for Digital Poetry John Lundberg 2011

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