What's an epigraph in writing?
Epigraph (literature)
phrase, quotation, or poem that is set at the beginning of a document or component
In literature, an epigraph is a phrase, quotation, or poem that is set at the beginning of a document or component.[1] The epigraph may serve as a preface, as a summary, as a counter-example, or to link the work to a wider literary canon,[2] either to invite comparison or to enlist a conventional context.[3]