This word is used strictly and correctly when a character in a book has the same name as the title: King Lear; Emma etc
If you recall the rule that titles of complete works are put into italics you might write a sentence like this:
Hamlet is the eponymous hero of Hamlet.
Some useful hints about correct English and tips on literary analysis by Barbara Daniels (Doc Barbara) an ex-teacher with an Oxford M.A. in English Language and Literature and a London Ph. D
Single inverted commas
Although it is usual to enclose a word under discussion in single inverted commas, I have chosen instead to emphasise it in red to prevent confusion with apostrophes.
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