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- DictionaryEp·i·logue/ˈepəˌlôɡ/
noun
- 1. a section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened: "the meaning of the book's title is revealed in the epilogue"
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Learn the origin, usage and examples of the word epilogue, which means a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work. Find out how epilogue differs from afterword, prologue and coda in fiction, drama and music.
An epilogue is a speech or piece of text that is added to the end of a play or book, often giving a short statement about what happens to the characters after the play or book finishes. Learn more about the meaning, usage and pronunciation of epilogue with examples from literature and the Cambridge Dictionary.
noun. a speech, usually in verse, addressed to the audience by an actor at the end of a play. the actor speaking this. a short postscript to any literary work, such as a brief description of the fates of the characters in a novel. (esp formerly) the concluding programme of the day on a radio or television station, often having a religious content.
An epilogue or epilog (from Greek ἐπίλογος epílogos, "conclusion" from ἐπί epi, "in addition" and λόγος logos, "word") is a piece of writing at the end of a work of literature, usually used to bring closure to the work. [1] It is presented from the perspective of within the story.
The epilogue is a short piece that wraps up the end of a story. The noun epilogue can also refer to the short speech at the end of a play that one of the characters speaks directly to the audience. In Shakespeare's play The Tempest, the epilogue is a 20-line monologue spoken by Prospero.
An epilogue is a speech or comment at the end of a play, book, or film that concludes or reflects on the story. Learn how to say epilogue and see examples from Shakespeare and other sources.
Epilogue definition, a usually short section appended to the conclusion of a book or film:The novel ends rather grimly, but the epilogue reveals that most of the characters go on to find fulfillment. See more.
