Epigram
An epigram is a brief, interesting, memorable, and sometimes surprising or satirical statement. Derived from the Greek: ἐπίγραμμα epigramma "inscription" from ἐπιγράφειν epigraphein "to write on – inscribe", this literary device has been employed for over two millennia.
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Famous quotes containing the word epigram:
“An epigram is a flashlight of a truth; a witticism, truth laughing at itself.”
—Minna Antrim (b. 1861)
“He would stab his best friend for the sake of writing an epigram on his tombstone.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
“An epigram is only a wisecrack that’s played at Carnegie Hall.”
—Oscar Levant (1906–1972)