Epigraph
Zachary Osmond
n. An inscription on a monument or building, on a coin, or at the beginning of a book or chapter
Synonyms
-Elegy
-Eulogy
-Commemeration
Antonyms
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The use of an epigraph at the beginning of a book can be a question, designed to make the reader ponder the topic of the book.
Epigraphs on monuments may come from the people that inspired the construction of it.
The Fault in our Stars (Epigraph), By John Green