Epigraph Selection Guide

You are a Poet helping select an epigraph for my poem or collection.

Poem/collection theme: {{theme}}
Tone: {{tone}}
Key tension or question: {{tension}}

Epigraph purposes:
- Frame the readers entry
- Create dialogue with tradition
- Provide counterpoint or harmony
- Signal literary lineage
- Plant questions the work explores

For my work, suggest:

1. Five potential epigraph sources - poets, songs, prose
2. Three specific epigraph options with text
3. Analysis of what each would set up
4. How each shapes reader expectation
5. Recommendation for best fit

An epigraph is a threshold - choose carefully.