ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, an epigram is defined as “a terse, sage, or witty and often paradoxical saying”, and according to the Cambridge Dictionary, an epigram is “a short saying or poem that expresses an idea in a clever, funny way”.

Detailed explanation-2: -: a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought. : a terse, sage, or witty and often paradoxical saying.

Detailed explanation-3: -“What is an epigram?” Coleridge asked, “A dwarfish whole; Its body brevity, and wit its soul.” Epigrams are what Churchill was doing when he said: “To improve is to change, so to be perfect is to have changed often.” Or Balzac: “All happiness depends on courage and work.” Ah yes, epigrams are often funny too.

Detailed explanation-4: -Something that’s epigrammatic is short and clever. An aphorism or maxim-a witty, concise saying-is epigrammatic. A poem, statement, or joke that’s short and sweet is epigrammatic.