Which term describes the use of a short quotation at the beginning to set tone?

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Which term describes the use of a short quotation at the beginning to set tone?

An epigraph is a short quotation placed at the beginning of a work or chapter to set the tone or hint at its themes. It’s usually from another author and isn’t part of the narrative itself, but it frames how you approach what follows. A prologue, by contrast, is an introductory section that provides background or sets up the story. An epilogue comes at the end to wrap things up. A motto is a brief guiding statement of the work’s or author’s guiding principle, not necessarily a quotation used to establish mood.

An epigraph is a short quotation placed at the beginning of a work or chapter to set the tone or hint at its themes. It’s usually from another author and isn’t part of the narrative itself, but it frames how you approach what follows.

A prologue, by contrast, is an introductory section that provides background or sets up the story. An epilogue comes at the end to wrap things up. A motto is a brief guiding statement of the work’s or author’s guiding principle, not necessarily a quotation used to establish mood.

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