1. Epitaph and Epigram

2. Epitaph Part of the lyric poem family
These are poems that are about the dead
They are written to be on a tombstone.
They are extremely short poems
Usually in the form of couplets or quatrains

3. Sir Robin Williams by Patrick Sutton
Another Jester has left the court.
With a standing ovation the media sorts,
through years of marvel and contort.
But alone with his thoughts and demons caught,
pushing him over the edge.
Stained by the fame to grow the man,
to height's beyond his Brain.
Now to the finale of a once groomed galley
where only a star now remains.
The never reached ceiling's, of the last great comedian,
Known only as Sir Robin Williams.

4. Epitaph Poem by SillyBilly the Kidster
I lived my life and now I'm gone.
If you were expecting an inheritance, LOL Dream On

5. Epitaph 11 by Tara Andre Here lies the golfer, Richard P. Shore.
He expired at 5 ‘
Cause he didn't yell "fore."

6. Unpredictable Me by Wilma Neels
Here lies Wilma Nolene Neels
Kind spirited with a fickle demeanor,
a surprise package at birth
she constantly kept them guessing on earth…

7. Epigram Part of the lyric poem Very short and witty poems
These poems make a pithy pronouncement about something
Written as a couplet
Written in couplet or a quatrain

8. Examples not in Poetry
"If you can't be a good example, you'll just have to be a horrible warning." - Catherine the Great
"The only 'ism' Hollywood believes in is plagiarism." - Dorothy Parker

9. An example of an Epigram Poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Sir, I admit your general rule, That every poet is a fool, But you yourself may serve to show it, That every fool is not a poet.

10. Another golden rule is: don't lose your cool. —Yogi Bear

11. Great Epitaph and Epigram Contest
Now that we know what an epigram and epitaph is, you will have a certain amount of time to create your best epitaph and epigram. The top two epitaphs and epigrams will win a prize.