epigram
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A cheeky but heartfelt epigram sets the book’s tone: “Yo no pedí ser Mexicana, solo tuve suerte.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Among the manuscripts, personal notes and correspondence is the unfinished draft of the third book in the Parable series, “Parable of the Trickster,” which begins with an epigram that has been attributed to Butler herself.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2022
If there’s a whiff of conservatism in that last epigram, it’s not surprising.
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2021
Reading it one discovers a whole tradition of love poetry, epigram and elegy, movingly brought into English and then beautifully printed and bound by Washington’s own Mage Publishers.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 23, 2019
He laughed and quoted a little Greek epigram about honesty being a dangerous virtue, and, to my surprise, opened the door and ushered me in.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing epigram
The Great Gatsby
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Write On!: Graph and Gram
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"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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