### **Episode**
An **episode** is a part of a larger story or sequence, such as a TV serial. While an episode may seem complete on its own, it leaves clues that lead to the next part of the story and contributes to the overall plot.
* **Examples:**
* The part that narrates Lydia's elopement in Jane Austen's *Pride and Prejudice*.
* The section in Bernard Shaw's *Arms and the Man* that describes Bluntschli's visit to Petkoff's house.
* The part of *Aeneid* that deals with the love of Dido for Aeneas.
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### **Epigram**
An **epigram** is a brief, witty, and often paradoxical statement. These statements lead the reader to think and discover the meaning behind the paradox, providing pleasure. They can also be humorous, attack a subject, and leave a lasting impression on the reader. The term also refers to a short, witty poem.
* **Examples:**
* "Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought."
* "The rising unto place is laborious; and by pains men come to greater pains;"
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### **Epiphany**
An **epiphany** is a sudden moment of revelation or awareness that changes the course of a major character's life in a novel or short story. The writer James Joyce defined it as the moment when the "soul of the commonest object... seems to us radiant". An epiphany is often a turning point in the plot and can even signal a conclusion to the story.
* **Example:**
* In James Joyce's *A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man*, the hero Stephen sees a young girl on the seashore who looks like a seabird. This sight creates an awareness in him of his true calling as an artist. This epiphany causes him to later reject his family, homeland, and religion to become an artist, changing the course of his life.
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### **Epithet**
An **epithet** is an adjective or phrase placed before or after a person or thing. It is used as a substitute for a full description of a person's or thing's characteristics.
* **Examples:**
* "Swift-footed Achilles"
* "God-like Hector"
* "Red-haired Menelaus"
* "Laughter-loving Aphrodite"
* "White-armed Helen"
* "Ox-eyed queen"
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### **Exposition**
The **exposition** is the beginning of a play that artistically presents past and present events and hints at what will happen next. It creates the background for the plot, introduces the main themes and characters, and establishes the time and place of the story. It also sets the tone of the play.
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### **Epic Simile**
An **epic simile** is an extended comparison between two dissimilar things, with one side of the comparison being quite detailed. It's called an "epic" simile because it's a tradition introduced by epic poets. They are usually drawn from nature and are functional, meaning they are integrated into the narrative.
* **Examples:**
* In Homer's *The Iliad*, Hector is compared to a wild boar or a lion, and the simile elaborates on the qualities of these animals to suggest Hector's bravery and strength.
* In Virgil's *Aeneid*, Dido is compared to a wounded deer. The simile details the deer's restless wandering to suggest Dido's agony of love.
* In Milton's *Paradise Lost*, the fallen angels are compared to swarming bees.
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