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- Dictionaryepilogue/ˈɛpɪlɒɡ/
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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EPILOGUE definition: 1. a speech or piece of text that is added to the end of a play or book, often giving a short…. Learn more.
1. : a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work. 2. a. : a speech often in verse addressed to the audience by an actor at the end of a play. also : the actor speaking such an epilogue. b. : the final scene of a play that comments on or summarizes the main action. 3. : the concluding section of a musical composition : coda.
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.
Epilogue definition: a usually short section appended to the conclusion of a book or film. See examples of EPILOGUE used in a sentence.
Definition of epilogue noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. 1. a. a speech, usually in verse, addressed to the audience by an actor at the end of a play. b. the actor speaking this. 2. a short postscript to any literary work, such as a brief description of the fates of the characters in a novel. 3. British.
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.
1. (Theatre) a. a speech, usually in verse, addressed to the audience by an actor at the end of a play. b. the actor speaking this. 2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a short postscript to any literary work, such as a brief description of the fates of the characters in a novel. 3.
EPILOGUE definition: a speech or piece of writing that is added to the end of a play or book. Learn more.
